Limits : the role of the law in bioethical decision making / Roger B. Dworkin.

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [1996], ©1996.

viii, 205 pages ; 25 cm.

Introduction : biomedical advance and the American legal system -- Abortion : the perils of thinking big -- Sterilization : the big advantage of thinking small -- Alternative reproductive techniques -- The new genetics -- Death and dying -- Controlling research : administrative law, human subjects, and the power of the purse -- Conclusion : living with limits--the value of half a loaf.

Includes bibliographical references and index