Life, Love and Children

1 Historical Perspective.- The Hunter-Gatherers Homo sapiens.- On the Evolution of Ethics.- Bioethics.- Bioscience Ethics.- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion.- 2 Inappropriate Lifestyle and Congenital Disability in Children: Basic Principles of Growth, Toxicology, Teratogenesis and Mutagenesis.- Patterns of Human Growth.- The Embryonic/Fetal Periods and Embryo Staging.- The Placenta as the Maternal-Fetal Interface.- Abnormal Prenatal Growth Patterns.- Toxicology: Basic Principles.- Teratogenesis, Mutagenesis, and Carcinogenesis.- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion.- 3 Substance Abuse and Parenthood: Biological Mechansims - Ethical Responsibilities.- Behavioral Variables - Biological Consequences.- Behavioral Variables - Bioethical Challenges.- 4 Ovulatory Method of Birth Control: Aging Gametes and Congenital Malformations in Childern.- The Laws of Inheritance.- Human Fecundity.- Female Libido: Procreational versus Recreational Sex.- Principles of Reproductive Aging.- Aging Gametes and Ovulatory Method of Birth Control.- The Gametopathy Hypothesis and Congenital Anomalies.- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion.- 5 Understanding Child Abuse and Its Biological Consequences.- Unwanted Birth and Crime.- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or the Physical Signature of Unresolved Trauma.- The Biology of Behaviour and Cognition.- Stress and Psychosocial Short Stature.- Future Prospects?.- Principle of Bioscience Ethics for Discussion.- 6 The State of Wellbeing: on Health and Ill-health.- Basic Principles of Wellbeing or in Control of our Destiny.- 7 The State of Wellbeing: On the End of Life Care and Euthanasia.- Criteria for Re-Defining the Beginning and End of a Life.- Euthanasia, an Evolving Concept.- Principle of Bioscience Ethics forDiscussion.- 8 Procreative Technology: Achievements and Desired Goals.- Fertility Control - the Evolutionary Perspective.- Infertility - the Price of Excess Fecundity.- Assisted Reproduction: Social