TY - BOOK AU - Meilaender,Gilbert TI - Bioethics: a primer for Christians SN - 0802829090 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - R725.56 .M46 2005 U1 - 179.7 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. KW - Medical ethics KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Christian ethics N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Christian vision --; 2; Procreation versus reproduction --; 3; Abortion --; 4; Genetic advance --; 5; Prenatal screening --; 6; Suicide and euthanasia --; 7; Refusing treatment --; 8; Who decides? --; 9; Gifts of the body : organ donation --; 10; Gifts of the body : human experimentation --; 11; Embryos : the smallest of research subjects --; 12; Sickness and health N2 - "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 ER -