Old Law, New Medicine: Medical Ethics and Human Rights

Medical techniques can now predict the 'quality' of an unborn life through genetic testing, but does this entitle doctors to decide whether a birth should be allowed? Who should have the last word on such new issues as trans-species organ transplants? Do we really understand the implications of new techniques and technologies for our human rights?

Examining a wide range of topical subjects, Old Law, New Medicine argues that unless we tackle the ethical questions forced upon us by the new me...