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France
French religious policy is based on the concept of laïcité, a strict separation of church and state under which public life is considered completely secular. France was...
French religious policy is based on the concept of laïcité, a strict separation of church and state under which public life is considered completely secular. France was...
Germany
Germany possesses an increasingly secular society and a thoroughly organized religious sector, with the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches as its largest denominations....
Germany possesses an increasingly secular society and a thoroughly organized religious sector, with the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches as its largest denominations....
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is closely linked with the Church of England, which is established in England and has a small role in the UK government; the Presbyterian Church of...
The United Kingdom is closely linked with the Church of England, which is established in England and has a small role in the UK government; the Presbyterian Church of...
United States
The United States is a secular democracy with a culture rooted in its majority Christian tradition. Religious dissidents from Europe, particularly Puritans from England,...
The United States is a secular democracy with a culture rooted in its majority Christian tradition. Religious dissidents from Europe, particularly Puritans from England,...
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Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies
April 1, 2011
In Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies, Thomas Banchoff provides a comprehensive overview of political struggles about embryo research during four decades in four countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. Teasing out the ways national histories and institutions shape debate about the religious, moral, legal, and practical implications of embryo, stem cell, and cloning research, Banchoff demonstrates how partisan debate and religious-secular polarization have overshadowed ethical reflection and political deliberation on the moral status of the embryo and the promise of biomedical research. He concludes that only a robust and public ethical debate can help us effectively and responsibly govern emerging life-sciences technologies.
Thomas Banchoff
Thomas Banchoff is director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and professor in the Government Department and the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. His research centers on religious and ethical issues in...
Thomas Banchoff
Thomas Banchoff is director of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, and professor in the Government Department and the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. His research centers on religious and ethical issues in...