{"product_id":"contested-reproduction-john-h-evans-9780226222653","title":"Contested Reproduction: Genetic Technologies, Religion, and Public Debate","description":"\u003cp\u003eScientific breakthroughs have led us to a point where soon we will be able to make specific choices about the genetic makeup of our offspring. In fact, this reality has arrived--and it is only a matter of time before the technology becomes widespread. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuch like past arguments about stem-cell research, the coming debate over these reproductive genetic technologies (RGTs) will be both political and, for many people, religious. In order to understand how the debate will play out in the United States, John H. Evans conducted the first in-depth study of the claims made about RGTs by religious people from across the political spectrum, and \u003ci\u003eContested Reproduction\u003c\/i\u003e is the stimulating result. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome of the opinions Evans documents are familiar, but others--such as the idea that certain genetic conditions produce a \"meaningful suffering\" that is, ultimately, desirable--provide a fascinating glimpse of religious reactions to cutting-edge science. Not surprisingly, Evans discovers that for many people opinion on the issue closely relates to their feelings about abortion, but he also finds a shared moral language that offers a way around the unproductive polarization of the abortion debate and other culture-war concerns. Admirably evenhanded, \u003ci\u003eContested Reproduction\u003c\/i\u003e is a prescient, profound look into the future of a hot-button issue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John H. Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226222659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226222653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011","brand":"John H. Evans","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086396895487,"sku":"9780226222653","price":67.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e19b5c62-08b8-4837-8d02-8aa6e4470b97.jpg?v=1769094444","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contested-reproduction-john-h-evans-9780226222653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}