Increasingly sophisticated and available reproductive technologies, such as in vitro fertilization and preimplantation genetic diagnosis, raise moral, theological, and emotional concerns that are particularly significant for Christians. How do we respond to urgent questions of human worth and suffering? How do we define the "good life" in a consumer society that values appearance, success, health, and perfection? Many people facing decisions about whether to use reproductive technology have few resources to help them contemplate their choices. Pastors often know very little about these technologies or the moral questions they raise. Market-oriented fertility clinics are so focused on achieving pregnancies and "take-home babies" that they rarely offer patients time and resources for considering complex ethical and emotional questions.
No Easy Choice provides a Christian response to reproductive technologies. Dollar combines her story of living with a disabling genetic bone disorder and choosing to have biological children with extensive discussion of other resources. Questions at the end of each chapter will help readers delve more deeply into issues raised by reproductive technology and come to their own conclusions. The book is appropriate for prospective parents, pastors, medical personnel, genetic counselors, and students and teachers of Christian ethics.
