Includes bibliographical references and index.

Principles and theories -- Moral reasoning in bioethics -- Bioethics and moral theories -- Medical professional and patient -- Paternalism and patient autonomy -- Truth-telling and confidentiality -- Informed consent -- Human research -- Life and death -- Abortion -- Reproductive technology -- Genetic choices -- Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Justice and health care -- Dividing up health care resources.

Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases, Third Edition, explores the philosophical, medical, social, and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics, bioethics, and moral reasoning, it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for
evaluating them. Integrating eighty-nine readings--twelve of them new to this edition--numerous classic bioethical cases, and abundant pedagogical tools, this text addresses the most provocative and controversial topics in bioethics.