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

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

​The goal of this open access book is to develop an approach to clinical health care ethics that is more accessible to, and usable by, health professionals th

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

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