The first history of American medical ethics published in more than a half century, Before Bioethics tracks the evolution of American medical ethics from coloni

A theoretical account of moral revolutions, illustrated by historical cases that include the criminalization and decriminalization of abortion and the patient r

Unlike Nazi medical experiments, euthanasia during the Third Reich is barely studied or taught. Often, even asking whether euthanasia during the Third Reich is

Before Bioethics narrates the history of American medical ethics from its colonial origins to current bioethical controversies over abortion, AIDS, animal right

Professionals in need of such training and bioethicists will be interested.