Bioethics Beyond the Headlines

Bioethics asks fundamental questions. ''Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?'' These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public''s sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media-where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the...