Bioethics beyond the headlines: who lives? who dies? who decides?

Who lives? Who dies? Who decides? : an essay on ethics and bioethics

When is a benefit not beneficial : defining death

Foregoing life support : quality of life

Autonomy of the patient

Euthanasia

Transplantation

Assisted reproduction

Abortion

Research with humans

Genetics

Neuroscience

Cloning and stem cells

Health care access

Cultural bioethics

Research with animals

Environmental ethics

Appendix I: Precis of moral philosophy

Appendix II: Precis of history of medical ethics

Appendix III: The Frankenstein analogy.