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

pt. II. Clinical bioethics

Topic 1. Defining death

Topic 2. Forgoing life support : the quality of life

Topic 3. Autonomy of the patient

Topic 4. Euthanasia

Topic 5. Organ transplantation

Topic 6. Assisted reproduction

Topic 7. Abortion

pt. III. Scientific bioethics : the search for benefit

Topic 8. Research with humans

Topic 9. Genetics

Topic 10. Neuroscience

Topic 11. Cloning and stem cell research

pt. IV. The wider world of bioethics

Topic 12. Bioethics and the health care system

Topic 13. Cultural bioethics

Topic 14. Animal ethics

Topic 15. Environmental ethics

Conclusion

Appendix A. Précis of moral philosophy

Appendix B. Précis of history of medical ethics

Appendix C. The Frankenstein analogy

Glossary.