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BL
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984708
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b739078
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| Main Entry
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Bhattacharyya, Swasti,1963-
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| Title & Author
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Magical progeny, modern technology : : a Hindu bioethics of assisted reproductive technology /\ Swasti Bhattacharyya.
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, ©2006.
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1 online resource (x, 161 pages)
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| ISBN
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0791467910
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: 0791467929
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: 0791481549
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: 1423795288
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: 9780791467916
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: 9780791467923
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: 9780791481547
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: 9781423795285
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9780791481547
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-156) and index.
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| Contents
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Medicine, bioethics and religious voices -- Voices from Hinduism's past -- Narrative as a source of ethics -- Characteristics of Hindu thought -- Application of Hindu thought.
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| Abstract
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"Magical Progeny, Modern Technology examines Hindu perspectives on assisted reproductive technology through an exploration of birth narratives in the great Indian epic the Mahabharata. Author Swasti Bhattacharyya weaves together elements from South Asian studies, religion, literature, law, and bioethics, as well as experiences from her previous career as a nurse, to construct a Hindu response to the debate. Through analysis of the mythic stories in the Mahabharata, specifically the birth narratives of the five Pandava brothers and their Kaurava cousins, she draws out principles and characteristics of Hindu thought. She broadens the bioethical discussions by applying Hindu perspectives to a California court case over the parentage of a child conceived through reproductive technology and compares specific Hindu and Roman Catholic attitudes toward assisted reproductive technology. Magical Progeny, Modern Technology provides ways to explore ethical issues and highlights concerns often overlooked in contemporary discussions occurring within the United States."--Jacket.
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Bioethics-- Religious aspects-- Hinduism.
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Hinduism-- Doctrines.
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Reproductive technology-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Bioethics-- Religious aspects-- Hinduism.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Business Ethics.
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Hinduism-- Doctrines
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Reproductive technology-- Moral and ethical aspects
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Reproductive Techniques-- ethics.
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Bioethical Issues.
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Hinduism.
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Religion and Medicine.
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| Dewey Classification
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174/.957
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| LC Classification
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BL1215.B55B43 2006eb
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| NLM classification
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WQ 208B575m 2005
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