ethical aspects

Contains information and statistics on topics related to end-of-life issues, providing a brief history of death, examining the definition of death, and covering ethical and medical considerations, seriously ill children, suicide, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, advance directives, legal decisions, health care costs, increased life-span, and public opinion.

Addresses some of the issues surrounding the debate over military intervention in various areas of the world such as Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

Contains thirteen essays that debate the scientific, moral, and ethical issues surrounding the prospect of human cloning.

Presents information on what stem cells are, how they work, what plans scientists have, and explains the debates on all sides of the stem cell controversy.

Discusses the moral and ethical aspects of human embryo experimentation.

Discusses the debate over the ethics of war.

Provides opposing viewpoints on genetic engineering, discussing agriculture, medicine, sex selection, forensics, germ warfare, and finances. Includes a glossary, a time line, resources, and an index.

Presents a collection of essays that examine the role of the Internet in day-to-day life, including a discussion of its utility and benefit to society.

Presents thirteen essays that provide varying perspectives on the issue of animal experimentation, discussing whether animals are entitled to rights, and the use of animals in scientific research and as organ donors.

Contains eleven essays in which the authors debate issues regarding the ethics of euthanasia, discussing active and passive euthanasia, suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and other topics.