Bioethical Issues: Understanding and responding to the culture of death

by John R. Ling

Almost every week the media report a new bioethical issue. Most people are confused and unsure about novel technologies such as savior siblings, human cloning, three-parent IVF and regenerative medicine. Many have not even thought through the old bioethical issues of abortion, surrogacy, infanticide and euthanasia. If that is your position, this book, fully revised and updated, is for you. We now live in a culture of death. Much of modern medicine has gone seriously wrong. In its ethics and practices, it has departed from its historic roots and has therefore become a threat to all men, women and children. This book does not seek trite, comfortable answers. Rather, it develops a rugged bioethical framework, based on principles derived from the Bible and supported by analyses of recent trends in medicine and science. But this book is not for cozy, fireside reading. It wants you out of your chair and doing. It calls for a head-heart-hand response of principled compassion to overcome this culture of death.

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Lynn Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Understanding and responding to the culture of death" An interesting book that starts to navigate the intricate and developing worlds within medical advances. It takes a step beyond the traditional abortion and euthanasia topics. Although even now some of this information is already slightly 'out-dated' but still very relevant to the current arguments in the pro-life/ pro-choice debate. The author uses clear and insightful biblical references throughout to stimulate thought on each topic.

IVF, Stem-cells, Genetic Engineering and other advancing biomedical ethical concerns are all addressed in this book to a surface/ yet somewhat detailed extent.