Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases

Bioethics: Principles Issues and Cases explores the philosophical medical social and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics bioethics and moral reasoning it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them. Integrating eighty-nine readings numerous classic bioethical cases and abundant pedagogical tools this text addresses the most provocative and controversial topics in bioethics.