FRONT OF BOOK
Editorial
Letters
Calendar
Echoes
Prayers |
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THEME SECTION |
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 DESIGNER BABIES |
The State of the Debate
Making sense of human biotechnology and cloning |
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Voices Staff |
A Biotech Glossary The Long Road to Legislation |
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Biotechnology and the Human Spirit Facing the unprecedented challenge of reprogenetics |
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Margaret Somerville |
Biological Alchemy Morally troubling developments may be scientifically impossible |
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Stephen Strauss |
A Mother's Reflection on Perfection Down syndrome and society's misguided priorities |
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Clare Ferguson |
Cloning in the Abrahamic Traditions |
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| For Christians, Human Dignity Is Central |
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Heather Eaton |
| In Judaism, Playing God Is Good |
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Michael J. Broyde |
| Muslims Ask: Does Cloning Distort Creation? |
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Ebrahim Moosa |
Boy or Girl: Chance or Choice? |
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Making Necessary Distinctions
Sex selection and sex identification are two different acts |
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Selena Ewing |
India's Missing Girls
Male preference and the growing gender imbalance
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Navsharan Singh and Shree Mulay |
| Seven Perspectives on Sex Selection |
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Jasmine Cooper, Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Denise Chong, Vardit Rispler-Chaim, Lyle Young, Kahienes Sky and Manjit Singh |

ROUNDTABLE |
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Is Religion the Problem? A multifaith panel takes a hard look at religion as a force in society |
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Farhang Rajaee, Michal Shekel, Ronald Beiner, Thupten Jinpa and Charles Taylor |

FEATURES |
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Sacred Figure Jizo Bodhisattva: Protector of little ones |
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Jan Chozen Bays |
Coda Remembering the first September 11 |
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Bob Chodos |

REVIEWS |
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Atwood's Ultimate Designer Babies Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood |
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Ginny Freeman MacOwan |
The Magical Language of Technology God and the Chip by William Stahl |
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Dave Chodos |