The Facts of Life - Science and the Abortion Controversy
Morowitz, Harold J. And Trefil, James S.
Language: English
Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 1992
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First Edition, First Printing. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. The authors are two distinguished scientists and science writers and here examine what modern biology can contribute to the debate and who are sensitive to the myriad ethical and religious arguments beyond the realm of science that swirl around abortion. They focus on one crucial question - when does a foetus acquire 'humanness' and argue that this begins with the possession of a highly developed cerebral cortex. Reviewing the latest advances in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, embryology, neurophysiology and neonatology, fields which all bear on this question. 107 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- The Facts of Life - Science and the Abortion Controversy
- Author
- Morowitz, Harold J. And Trefil, James S.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1992
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0195079272
- ISBN 13
- 9780195079272
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Seller catalogs
- Medical and Self Help
In The Facts of Life, Harold Morowitz and James Trefil, two distinguished scientists and science writers, examine what modern biology can contribute to our understanding of this debate. Sensitive to the myriad ethical and religious arguments beyond the realm of science that swirl around abortion, the authors focus on one crucial question--when does a fetus acquire "humanness," that quality that sets us apart from all other living things. From the viewpoint of science, they argue, "humanness" begins with the possession of a highly developed cerebral cortex. While humans are linked via cell structure and cell chemistry with all life on our planet - from monkeys to fruit flies to pumpkins - it is the human brain structure which makes us who we are. Reviewing the latest advances in molecular biology, evolutionary biology, embryology, neurophysiology, and neonatology - fields that all bear on this question - the authors reveal a surprising consensus of scientific opinion on when humanness begins.
A lucid primer on the biological aspects of the abortion issue, The Facts of Life is also a fascinating inquiry, across various scientific disciplines, into what makes us uniquely human. Anyone who struggles with the issue of abortion will be grateful to find a work that moves this heated issue from the intensely emotional area it has occupied to the calmer domain of science.
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