The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition

PART ONE: The Morality of Embryo Adoption; Introduction: The Ethics of Embryo Adoption and the Catholic Tradition-Sarah-Vaughan Brakman and Darlene Fozard Weaver; Arguments against; Heterologous Embryo Transfer: Metaphor and Morality-William E. Stempsey; Human Embryo Transfer and the Theology of the Body-Catherine Althaus; On the Moral Objectionablity of Embryo Adoption-Tadeusz Pacholczyk; Arguments for; Could Human Embryo Transfer Be Intrinsically Immoral?- Christopher O. Tollefsen; Ethical Considerations in Defense of Embryo Adoption-Brandon P. Brown and Jason T. Eberl; Stewards of Each Other: Catholic Social Thought and the Ethics of Embryo Adoption-Sarah-Vaughan Brakman. PART TWO: The Debate Engaged; Embryo Adoption Theologically Considered: Bodies, Adoption, and the Common Good-Darlene Fozard Weaver; From Rescuing Frozen Embryos to Respecting the Limits of Nature: Reframing the Embryo Adoption Debate- Paul Lauritzen; Embryo 'Adoption?' An Egalitarian Perspective-Mary Mahowald; A Protestant View: Catholic Debates and Embryo Adoption-Eric Gregory. PART THREE: Morality in the Practice; Development of The National Embryo Donation Cente-Jeffrey Keenan; An Embryo Aoptive Father's Perspective- John Stanmeyer; An Embryo Adoptive Mother's Perspective- Suzanne Stanmeyer; Ethical and Religious Directives for a Catholic Embryo Adoption Agency: A Thought Experiment-John Berkman and Kristen N. Carey; Embryo Adoption and the Law-Elizabeth Cason Crosby Cheely; Artificial Wombs and Embryo Adoption-Christopher Kaczor; Notes on Contributors; Index.