ISBN: 9780140214321 - the biocrats: implications of medical progress (2 résultats)

Etat : Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:0140214321.

Paperback. Etat : Good. 368 pages. Text tannedIs the aim of medicine to avert death at all costs? Are doctors there to pres cribe cough drops or to clamp wires on our heads? Should there be abortion on de mand? What is medicine for? Vitally important decisions are today being left to an exclusive few- the Biocrats. Gerald Leach believes that there is a need now f or wider discussion- informed, accurate and sensible discussion. Here he provide s a survey, which has been specially updated for this Pelican edition, of such f ields as birth and population control, 'test-tube reproduction', eugenics and ge netic engineering, mind drugs, transplants, life-propping machines. all the f antastic realities made possible by modern bio-medicine. The author brings socia l, personal and legal considerations to his study and concludes by discussing wh ich alternatives we can afford to pursue.…