"In the face of rapid advances in medical research and treatment, bioethics has become a serious social concern. Originally published in 1996 and later chosen by World Magazine has one of the top 100 books of the 20th century, Gilbert Meilaender's 'Bioethics' covers a wide range of pressing bioethical issues and offers discerning guidance on how Christians ought to think about them." --The name of a prior owner is written on the cover page.--