Schaller, Barry R.,

Understanding bioethics and the law : the promises and perils of the brave new world of biotechnology / Barry R. Schaller ; foreword by Todd Brewster. - Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008. - xviii, 241 p. ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. [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.

9780275999186 (alk. paper) 0275999181 (alk. paper)


Medical laws and legislation--United States.
Bioethics--United States.
Medical jurisprudence--United States.
Bioethical Issues--United States.
Ethics, Medical--United States.
Genetic Engineering--United States.
Jurisprudence--United States.

344.04 / SCH.U