Today's advances in biomedicine give parents unprecedented power to select and shape their children. But should they take advantage of it?

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Overview

In spring 2002, CBS radio news carried the story that a biomedical research firm was in the process of cloning a human, and clones had been implanted in two women, who became pregnant. The claims could not immediately be confirmed or disproved, but their plausibility shows the powers of the business-biomedical establishment. The rules of procreation are changing; parents have been given unprecedented ability to control their children's genes.

The Bible doesn't explicitly address modern bioethical dilemmas, but it stands committed to the dignity of human life. The Bible's wisdom can guide Christians in answering questions upon which (in Leon Kass's words) "the human future is at stake."

Table of Contents

LEADER'S GUIDE

    • Identify the Current Issue

    • Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: People are made in the image of God.

—Teaching point two: We must guard against any technology or procedure that would impair people's ability to bear God's image.

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