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Article: The Ethics and Economics of Assisted Reproduction: the Cost of Longing.(Book Review)
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- Theological Studies
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- December 1, 2002
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By Maura A. Ryan. Moral Tradition Series. Washington: Georgetown University, 2001. Pp. viii + 183. $44.95.
Rarely does a work engage the reader from the very first paragraph of the preface. Ryan's prelude serves as a platform to state her objective: "to ask whether a just society is obliged to help people overcome infertility" (v), and to establish her "credentials" as a theologian and a woman who has been through the process of assisted reproduction. For a reader engaged daily by the challenges posed by reproductive technology (in my case from the perspective of Maternal-Fetal Medicine), R.'s first words offer a promise of insightful reflection based on real ...