Matters of Life and Death

Rarely are human dilemmas out of the news. And what medical science can do and ought to do - or ought not to do - impinges on our personal lives, families and societies.* Conjoined twins dilemma...* ?Suicide of terminally ill patient...* ?Designer baby transplant success...* ?Woman gives birth at sixty-six...

What medical science can do and what it ought to do - or ought not to - impinges upon our personal lives, our families and our society.?In this book, John Wyatt examines issues surrounding the beginning and end of life against the background of current medical-ethical thought. Writing out of a deep conviction that the Bible's view of our humanness points a way forward, he suggests how Christian healthcare professionals, lay people and churches can respond to the challenges and opportunities that confront us
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Publisher Description

This book provides a sensitive and personal handling of the medical issues which affect everyone and contains specially prepared services for use on the death of a baby.