Bioethics: Principles， Issues， and Cases， Third Edition， explores the philosophical， medical， social， and legal aspects of key bioethical issues。 Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics， bioethics， and moral reasoning， it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them。 Integrating eighty-nine readings--twelve of them new to this edition--numerous classic bioethical cases， and abundant pedagogical tools， this text addresses the most provocative and controversial topics in bioethics。

PEDAGOGICAL FEATURES:

"Classic Case Files" describe landmark cases that shaped the debate， while news-making "Cases for Evaluation" encourage students to form their own opinions

Various text boxes: "In Depth" boxes contain additional material， illustrations， or analyses， much of it "ripped from the headlines"; "Fact File" boxes provide statistics on the social， medical， and scientific facets of a chapter's topic; and "Legal Brief" boxes summarize important court rulings and the status of major legislation

"Key Terms" are boldfaced and boxed off within the text and then defined in a glossary at the back of the book

"Applying Major Theories" sections at the end of each chapter help students relate theories to the issues