Alpha and Omega: Ethics at the Frontiers of Life and Death (Portable Stanford Series) by Young, Ernle W. D - 1988

Stanford University, California, USA: Stanford Alumni Association, 1988. BX3 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with only very, very minor overall wear plus some light creasing of the front cover at the top right corner. A title in the Portable Stanford series. A book that examines the ethical choices brought about by rapid technological and social changes. The questions considered include abortion, voluntary euthanasia and the doctor's role in it, treatment of near-death AIDS patients and surrogate parenthood. The book also looks at future developmental trends in medical technology and the ethical questions they may generate in turn. The author is a hospital chaplain and teacher of medical ethics. By the author of "A Time to Be Born, A time to Die." Endnotes, author biography, 199p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 6.5"x9".

Stanford University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.