Irreparable Harm, Randy Singer
Irreparable Harm, Randy Singer
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Irreparable Harm

Author: Randy Singer

Narrator: Ross Ballard II

Abridged: 3 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/25/2006

Categories: Fiction, Religious


Synopsis

Bright but inexperienced attorney Mitchell Taylor is torn between warring personal and professional interests. Can he help his Client—a young surrogate mother—and save the child she carries without sealing the fate of others? When Dr. Nathan Brown and his wife, Cameron, undergo a controversial method of in vitro fertilization, some of their cloned embryos are used to achieve a pregnancy in surrogate Maryna Sareth while the others are cryogenically preserved. Dr. Brown's premature death, however, and mounting evidence that the baby has Down's Syndrome unleash a legal, ethical, and moral firestorm. Dr. Brown's dying wish is that the remaining embryos be used for stem cell research. His wife wants to force the abortion of the baby Maryna carries in hopes that one of the remaining embryos can produce a "healthy" child. Meanwhile, Mitchell wrestles with an agonizing ethical dilemma: Can he protect the embryos, which requires that a federal legislative ban on cloning be overturned, while at the same time helping the beautiful young surrogate save the child she carries—possible only if the ban is upheld? With time running out, Mitchell and Maryna must run the gauntlet of bioethical nightmares, corporate treachery, and life-threatening confrontations if they are to save the unborn and avoid irreparable harm.

About Randy Singer

Randy Singer serves as general counsel for the North American Misson Board and on the Board of Legal Advisors for the American Center of Law and Justice, a public service law firm that defends religious freedom in the United States and abroad. He is the author of Directed Verdict.


Reviews

Goodreads review by J.D. on January 28, 2019

2.5 stars Tackles some interesting and controversial legal and moral questions but the characters were a little flat and there were some frankly, very cheesy moments which detracted from my enjoyment of the story.......more

Goodreads review by Bailey Marissa on April 27, 2022

I see why it was popular when it was published, but now, and especially as someone who has worked in conjunction with the legal system before now working in the legal system, I feel this needs an update of some kind. Now as a look at the world in 2003, it's good. But seriously Mitchell? THAT'S the ch......more

Goodreads review by Donna on March 20, 2021

Mitchell Taylor was on the fast track to becoming a brillant young lawyer. But, when his plans to join a large law firm are scuttled he is scrambling to find a job. He lands with Billy Davenport, an ambulance chasing stumbling drunk. He quickly learns that Billy has been going downhill for a good wh......more

Goodreads review by JaneReads on March 31, 2025

There is quite a bit happening at once and a lot of scientific talk that I found it hard to follow at times. I really liked the character of Mitchell and was rooting for him to succeed. A lot is thrown at him days into his first job as a lawyer. I was scared for Maryna and what she had gone through......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on January 08, 2017

Wow! I love how Randy singer goes above the typical rebuttal of may Pro-choice advocates and faces it head on. Too many times, Christians are charged with only concerned with forcing women to birth a child they do not want, and ignoring the hypocrisy of fertility clinics and the like. He also peels......more