the promises and perils of the brave new world of biotechnology /
Barry R. Schaller ; foreword by Todd Brewster.
Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2008.
xviii, 241 pages ;
25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.
The context of bioethics, law, and society -- The legal landscape of human research litigation -- Better off dead? can judges be metaphysicians? -- Body parts : allocating organs -- Stem cells : promise and politics -- Boundaries at the end of life : the strange case of Terri Schiavo -- New frontiers.
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Examines the influence of biotechnology and biomedicine on daily life and public policy, and discusses the legal system's involvement in the resolution of ethical concerns raced by biomedical advances.