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Meilaender, Gilbert, 1946-

Bioethics : a primer for Christians / Gilbert Meilaender. - 2nd ed. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2005. - xii, 126 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Christian vision -- Procreation versus reproduction -- Abortion -- Genetic advance -- Prenatal screening -- Suicide and euthanasia -- Refusing treatment -- Who decides? -- Gifts of the body : organ donation -- Gifts of the body : human experimentation -- Embryos : the smallest of research subjects -- Sickness and health. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

"In the face of rapid advances in medical research and treatment, bioethics has become a serious social concern. Originally published in 1996 and later chosen by World magazine as one of the top 100 books of the twentieth century, Gilbert Meilaender's Bioethics covers a wide range of pressing bioethical issues and offers discerning guidance on how Christians ought to think about them."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN: 0802829090 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2004061982

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Medical ethics--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Christian ethics.

LC Class. No.: R725.56 / .M46 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 179.7