Doctors on the Edge: Will Your Doctor Break the Rules for You?

by Fredrick R. Abrams

This book exposes some of the hardest decisions to be made in a profession in which people's bodies and souls are laid bare. Doctors on the Edge is the account of doctors who are faced by wrenching moral dilemmas, uninvited and unexpected dilemmas that are thrust upon them. Law, medicine, and morality-sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting-intrude on in the daily practice of medicine. In gripping stories that often including life-and-death decisions, doctors maneuver the ambiguities, subjectivity, and essential principles of medical ethics.

202 pages, Hardcover

First published August 25, 2006

Reviews

[Hannie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anecdotal stories and experiences drawn from a bioethical lense of a gynecologist are really eye opening and yet poignant and sobering. Randomly picked up from a thrift store and couldnt be more satisfied.

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. Addresses many medical/legal issues that physicians encounter. This book is not preaching any sides to an issue, but instead is provocative and open-ended.