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64 pp.
| Raintree |
September, 1999 |
LibraryISBN 0-8172-5893-0$$27.11
(3)
YA20th Century Issues series.
This evenhanded introduction to medical ethics explores and compares prevailing attitudes in the United States and abroad regarding such controversial topics as abortion, genetic manipulation, euthanasia, and organ transplants. The efficient prose, expert and lay testimonies, and pertinent color and black-and-white photos will stimulate thought in adolescent and adult readers alike. Bib., glos., ind.