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'¢ Should abnormal fetuses be carried to term just to be used for infant transplant organs? '¢ Should physicians sell the drugs they prescribe? '¢ Should human death be deemed to occur when one permanently loses consciousness? These questions-burning issues in today's already hot bioethical climate-are the focus of this seventh volume in Humber and Almeder's renowned Biomedical Ethics Reviews series. Interdisciplinary in approach, Biomedical Ethics Reviews '¢ 1989 offers insightful, penetrating chapters contributed by leading experts in forefront areas of ethics and medicine. Each topic is briefly summarized in an introductory chapter, followed by a more focused, in-depth analysis of the specific issue, as well as a review of the recent literature. And to ensure that these articles are as accessible and useful to as many readers as possible-whether professional or informed layperson-the authors have made every effort to minimize the use of technical jargon. Biomedical Ethics Reviews '¢ 1989 is not only a valuable reference, but also constitutes a real eye-opener for everyone concerned with bioethics today!Humber, James M. is the author of 'Biomedical Ethics Reviews, 1989' with ISBN 9780896031692 and ISBN 0896031691.
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