The Concept of Moral Consensus: The Case of Technological Interventions in Human Reproduction

Preface; K. Bayertz, H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. Introduction: Moral Consensus as a Social and Philosophical Problem; K. Bayertz. I: Philosophical Foundations. 1. Consensus: How much can we Hope for? A Conceptual Exploration Illustrated by Recent Debates Regarding the Use of Human Reproductive Technologies; H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. 2. The Concept of Moral Consensus: Philosophical Reflections; K. Bayertz. 3. Consensus Formation for Bioethical Problems; L. Honnefelder. 4. Consensus, Pluralism and Procedural Ethics; H.A.M.J. ten Have. 5. New Reproductive Technologies: Ethical Conflict and the Problem of Consensus; H. Kuhse. II: Consensus in Law and Politics. 6. Problems Involved in Achieving a Policy Consensus on Issues Related to Reproductive Medicine; W.-M. Catenhusen. 7. Moral Consensus and the Law; C. Wellman. 8. Coming to Consensus: an Ethical Problem in Law and Politics - Illustrated by the Example of Reproductive Technologies; A. Bondolfi. 9. The Empirical Limits of Consensus: Can Theory and Practice be Reconciled? L.R. Tancredi. III: Microinstitutions of Concensus-Formation. 10. Consensus by Committee: Philosophical and Social Aspects of Ethics Committees; J.D. Moreno. 11. Consensus in Ethics and Public Policy: the Deliberations of the U.S. Human Fetal Tissue Transplantation Research Panel; J.F. Childress. 12. Consensus by Default. The Transition from the Social Technology of Eugenics to the `Technological-Fix' of Human Genetics; P. Weingart. 13. Beyond Consensus about Principles: Decision-Making by a Genetics Advisory Board in Reproductive Medicine; S. Novaes. 14. `... and that is why I would like as few people to be involved as possible ...' Observations on the Possibilities Offered by Consensus Achievement within the Field of the Human Reproductive Technologies; A. Voß. 15. A Sceptical Postscript: Some Concluding Reflections on Consensus; H.T. Engelhardt, Jr. Index.