Understanding bioethics and the law : the promises and perils of the brave new world of biotechnology / Barry R. Schaller ; foreword by Todd Brewster.

Westport, Conn. ; London : Praeger, 2008.

xviii, 241 pages ; 25 cm

The context of bioethics, law, and society -- The legal landscape of human research litigation -- Better off dead? can judges be metaphysicians? -- Body parts : allocating organs -- Stem cells : promise and politics -- Boundaries at the end of life : the strange case of Terri Schiavo -- New frontiers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index.