A Companion To Bioethics

A Companion to Bioethics

This second edition of A Companion to Bioethics, fullyrevised and updated to reflect the current issues and developmentsin the field, covers all the material that the reader needs tothoroughly grasp the ideas and debates involved in bioethics. Thematically organized around an unparalleled range of issues,including discussion of the moral status of embryos and fetuses,new genetics, life and death, resource allocation, organ donations,AIDS, human and animal experimentation, health care, andteachingNow includes new essays on currently controversial topics suchas cloning and genetic enhancementTopics are clearly and compellingly presented byinternationally renowned bioethicistsA detailed index allows the reader to find terms and topics notlisted in the titles of the essays themselves