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Religion, reproduction and public policy: disentangling morality from Catholic theology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21051292     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Many people look to religion to help resolve the serious moral and legal issues associated with assisted reproductive technologies. Doing so presupposes that religion is the cornerstone of ethics, but this assumption is not well founded. While various faiths are entitled to articulate their views on matters of human reproduction, the contradictions involved in doing so make it unwise to rely on religion in the formulation of law and policy. These contradictions--such as the indeterminacy about what revealed truths means--make moral secular philosophy a better guide for the protection of human welfare.
Authors:
Edgar Dahl
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-06-16
Journal Detail:
Title:  Reproductive biomedicine online     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1472-6491     ISO Abbreviation:  Reprod. Biomed. Online     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-11-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101122473     Medline TA:  Reprod Biomed Online     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  834-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Reproductive Healthcare Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Institute of Medical Ethics, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany. edgardahl@yahoo.com
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