In the face of rapid advances in medical research and treatment,
bioethics has become a serious social concern. Originally published
in 1996 and later chosen by "World magazine as one of the top 100
books of the twentieth century, Gilbert Meilaender''s "Bioethics
covers a wide range of pressing bioethical issues and offers
discerning guidance on how Christians ought to think about them.
In admirably clear language Meilaender discusses abortion,
assisted reproduction, genetic advance and prenatal screening, care
for the dying and euthanasia, human experimentation, and more. This
new edition of his "Bioethics features updated information
throughout, a fuller discussion of human embryos -- including stem
cell research -- and a thorough rewrite of the chapter on organ
donation.
Praise for the first edition
"The Christian who simply wants to get a reliable handle on
[bioethics] will find nothing better than this splendid little
book."
-- "First Things
"Concise and definite, this primer does its duty well."
-- "Booklist
"A clarion call for a more circumspect examination of current
medical procedures."
-- "Library Journal
"An edifying, informative, and most welcome challenge to the
superficial secularism that holds salvation to be scientific rather
than divine."
-- "National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly
"Sets out in clear, accessible, and often eloquent language the
core issues of bioethics from a Christian viewpoint."
-- "Christian Scholar''s Review
"This pithy little book offers a vision and wisdom rarely found
in volumes many times its size."
-- "Journal of Christian Nursing