Humanhood: essays in biomedical ethics

Buffalo: Prometheus Books (1979)
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Taking a critical look at some of the recent controls over human life, health, and death, Fletcher draws a vivid picture of contemporary biological needs and ethical responsibility. Genetic engineering, fetal research, abortion, suicide, human experimentation, infanticide, and euthanasia are some of the issues explored.

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R724.F54

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0879751126   0879751231

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