Biomedical Ethics Reviews ‧ 1989 is the seventh volume in a series of texts designed to review and update the literature on issues of central importance in bioethics today. Three topics are discussed
A collection of objective essays reviewing the principal arguments for and against stem cell research. Among the issues considered are whether stem cell research treats embryos as "commodities," viola
In Human Cloning a panel of distinguished philosophers, medical ethicists, religious thinkers, and social critics tackle the thorny problems raised by the now real possibility of human cloning. In the
Essays collected here discuss moral issues facing corporate America, such as conflicts of interest, trade secrets, product safety and liability, drug testing, and reverse discrimination. An introducti
Some 20 ago, Christopher Boorse wrote a series of articles defending the view that disease is a value-free scientific concept. He here defends that position against the myriad of objections made since
Philosophers and bioethicists revisit the question first raised by Dr. Margaret Battin in 1987 in her essay, "Age Distribution and the Just Distribution of Health Care: Is There a Duty-To-Die?" Follow
Seven medical ethicists, philosophers, religious thinkers, and social critics confront the Pandora's box of issues raised by the imminent prospect of cloning humans a la Huxley's 1932 Brave New World
Bioethics and the Fetus: Medical, Moral, and Legal Issues is the ninth volume in the Biomedical Ethics Reviews series of texts designed to review and update the literature on issues of central importa
Seven contributions from scholars representing a variety of disciplines examine the principal ethical arguments for and against stem cell research. They consider issues such as the rights of human emb
Physician-Assisted Death is the eleventh volume of Biomedical Ethics Reviews. We, the editors, are pleased with the response to the series over the years and, as a result, are happy to continue into a