Amazon.com Book Description (ISBN 0809128055, Paperback)

Issues in bioethics, medicine, and healthcare continue to plague us - as patients, as consumers, as citizens. Here, under one cover, are thirty of the most current and perceptive articles, culled from key medical, ethical, philosophical, legal and theological journals. Dr. Shannon once again offers - to healthcare professions and students alike - access to this decade's core bioethics questions, a spectrum of viewpoints, and a wealth of insight.

The Issues Abortion. Fetal Tissue Research. Reproductive Technology. Gene Therapy. Death with Dignity. Advance Directives. Physician Assisted Suicide. Clinical Research and Consent. HIV/AIDS. Privacy and Disclosure. Organ Transplants. Healthcare Rationing.

The Authors Daniel Callahan. Scott Aaron. Brenda Almond. Carole Ulanowsky. Maura Ryan. Richard McCormick. Mark Lappé. W. French Anderson. Hans Jonas. Timothy Quill. Robert Capone. Ezekiel & Linda Emanual. Albert Jansen. Andrew McThenia. Steven Miles. Terrence Ackerman. Carol & Robert Levine. Giles Scofield. Dorothy Wertz. John Fletcher. Susan Wendell. John LaPuma. Edward Lawlor. David Hadorn. James Childress. Robert Veatch. Leon Kass. Alexander Morgan Capron. Ronald Bayer. Nancy Jecker.