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Rarely are human dilemmas out of the news. And what medical science can do and ought to do - or ought not to do - impinges on our personal lives, families and societies.
John Wyatt examines the issues surrounding the beginning and end of life against the background of current medical-ethical thought. Writing out of a deep conviction that the Bible's view of our humanness points a way forward, he suggests how Christian healthcare professionals, churches and individuals can respond to today's challenges and opportunities.
1. What's going on? Fundamental themes in health care and society
2. Biblical perspectives on humanness
3. Reproductive technology and the start of life
4. Fetal screening and the quest for a healthy baby
5. Brave new world: biotechnology and stem cells
6. Abortion and infanticide: a historical perspective
7. When is a person? Christian perspective on the beginning of life
8. The dying baby: dilemmas of neonatal care
9. A good death? Euthanasia and assisted suicide
10. A better way to die
11. The Hippocratic tradition and the practice of modern medicine
12. The future of humanity