Bioethics for Beginners: 60 Cases and Cautions from the Moral Frontier of Healthcare

How far is too far? 60 cases illustrating modern bioethical dilemmas

Bioethics for Beginners maps the giant dilemmas posed by new technologies and medical choices, using 60 cases taken from our headlines, and from the worlds of medicine and science. This eminently readable book takes it one case at a time, shedding light on the social, economic and legal side of 21st century medicine while giving the reader an informed basis on which to answer personal, practical questions. Unlocking the debate behind the headlines, this book combines clear thinking with the very latest in science and medicine, enabling readers to decide for themselves exactly what the scientific future should hold.

 

Dr. Glenn McGee has written about bioethics for two decades.  He has been both the John A. Balint Chair in Medical Ethics (Union) and the John B. Francis Chair in Bioethics (Center for Practical Bioethics) and faculty for a decade at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medical Ethics. Creator of The American Journal of Bioethics and of bioethics' first website bioethics.net, McGee is known for innovating in bioethics scholarship and outreach. He has been a columnist for The Scientist, Albany Times-Union and MSNBC, and a frequent guest and commentator for National Public Radio, CNN, Fox, CBS, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah, among others. McGee's books include The Perfect Baby (2nd edn., 2000), The Human Cloning Debate (with A. Caplan, 4th edn., 2004), and the best-selling Beyond Genetics: The User's Guide to DNA (2004). In addition, he has authored dozens of scholarly papers about ethical, legal, and social issues in medicine and science.