Bioethics: Fifteen Lectures

Author: Gao Chongming
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Are genetically modified organisms harmful to humans? Is euthanasia legal? When does a human embryo have human dignity? Who are the parents of a cloned person? What consequences has human genetic testing brought? Bioethics explores these new issues that arise at the intersection of biology, medicine, ethics, psychology, sociology, and law. Reading this book will provide you with rigorous, concise, and clear answers to these complex questions.
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