ethical aspects

Twenty essays present opposing viewpoints on several aspects of adoption, including the protection of the rights of those involved; adoption as an alternative to abortion; open and closed adoption; transracial adoption; gay and lesbian adoptive parents; and Internet adoption.

Examines the debate over physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in the U.S., looking at various arguments for and against the practice; and includes a chronology, a list of key people in the history of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, a glossary, a guide to further research, and a selection of resource information.

Discusses all forms of assisted death, including physician-assisted suicide, and the medical, legal, and ethical controversies surrounding euthanasia.

Presents arguments for and against the ethics of cloning human beings.

Discusses the latest medical advances made in the field of organ transplants, how and to whom the process is done, and the ethical questions transplants raise.

Contains twenty-two essays in which the authors debate the issue of human research, discussing the medical experiments of World War II, the Tuskegee experiment, military research and human subjects, human radiation experiments, and the principle of informed consent as it relates to research and ethics.

Stories of illegal "back-room" abortions, accounts of self-induced miscarriages, and the testimony of women who were forced to give birth on society's terms, not their own.

A collection of 101 inspirational stories about new and veteran teachers, the students they have helped, and the connections between teachers and students.

Presents an overview of the issues surrounding capital punishment, including does it deter violent crime and is it unconstitutional.

Presents information on abortion, the current laws around the procedure, and the debates on all sides of the abortion controversy.