Emerging Issues in Theological Bioethics

In light of Catholic and Christian theological bioethics, and in dialogue with scientists and philosophers, the book studies the ethical issues raised by five areas of biotechnological development: global health, regenerative medicine, neuroscience, synthetic biology, and nanotechnology.The book is divided in five chapters, one for each of the areas examined, plus an introduction and a conclusion. Each chapter begins with a case emblematic of the ethical situation that needs to be addressed.