Biomedical Ethics: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Moral Issues in Medicine and Biology

Biomedical Ethics contains many fine essays; standouts include explorations by Laurie Zoloth, Ph.D., and Daniel Callahan, Ph.D., of the role of religious thought in the development of bioethics and an explanation of so-called terminal sedation by Robert M. Taylor, M.D. The entire section on novel technologies is also particularly informative, including discussions of challenges presented by cloning, genetically modified organisms, and even implantable brain chips, all of which, it is argued, are likely to lead to more ethical challenges in the near future.