This book includes a number of distinct religious and secular views on the anthropological, ethical and social challenges of reproductive technologies in the light of human rights and in the context of global bioethics. It includes contributions of bioethics experts from six major religions-Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism-as well as secular authors. The chapters include commentaries discussing the content cross-religious/secular tradition to give a comparative perspective. Not only the volume editors but also the contributing authors took part in reviewing each others' chapter making this a unique collected volume, not common in interreligious dialogue today. This text appeals to researchers and students working in the fields of bioethics and religious/secular studies.

1   The Ethical Challenges of Radical Innovation in Assisted Reproduction

John Appleby

2   Social, Ethical and Jewish Law Dilemmas regarding ART

3   Catholic Approaches to Procreation and Infertility

Paul I. Lee and Joseph Tham

4   Protecting Future Generations: A Global Approach in a Pluralistic World

Alberto García Gómez and Claudia R. Sotomayor

PART I Asian Traditions: Buddhism

Ellen Y. Zhang

6   Buddhist Perspectives on Gestational Surrogacy

7   On Reproduction and Motherhood in the Era of ART

Nouzha Guessous

PART II Asian Traditions: Confucianism

8   A Confucian Reasoning on Two Controversial Issues in Reproduction

Wenqing Zhao

9   A Confucian Reflection on Reproduction and PGD/PGS

Ruiping Fan

Martha Tarasco

PART III Asian Traditions: Hinduism

11 Assisted Reproductive Technology: Challenges and valuesGlobal milieu and a journey through Hinduism

R. R Kishore

12 Liberation (Moksha), Everyday Hinduism and Assisted Reproductive Technology

John Lunstroth

13 Unanswered Questions: A Catholic response

Sameer Advani   

PART IV Monotheistic Traditions: Christianity

15 An Orthodox Christian Perspective on Assisted Reproduction

Chris Durante

16 Response to the Catholic Position on Assisted Reproduction Technology

Paul Macneill

PART V Monotheistic Traditions: Islam

17 Producing Parenthood: Islamic Juridical Perspectives & Theological Implications

18 Muslim Jurists Revisiting Paternity & Maternity in the Age of ART

Mohammed Ghaly

19 What kind of parenthood do we want to create?

Mirko Garasic

PART VI Monotheistic Traditions: Judaism

20 Is it Better Not to Be Born?

David Heyd

21 Preferring Existence

Jonathan K. Crane

22 Soul, Existence and Hope