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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.

Gilbert Meilaender is Phyllis and Richard Duesenberg Professor of Christian Ethics at Valparaiso University in Indiana.

Introduction
Christian Vision	p. 1
Procreation versus Reproduction	p. 11
Abortion	p. 26
Genetic Advance	p. 39
Prenatal Screening	p. 49
Suicide and Euthanasia	p. 57
Refusing Treatment	p. 68
Who Decides?	p. 79
Gifts of the Body: Organ Donation	p. 88
Gifts of the Body: Human Experimentation	p. 104
Sickness and Health	p. 114
Index	p. 119
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Bioethics

Bioethics

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