A Right to Life - and Death?

"Moral Dilemmas" is a series that presents balanced and thought-provoking views on some of today's most topical and controversial issues.

Background information and up-to-date case studies are discussed in a sensitive and factual way, supported by photography and relevant quotes to highlight key points. "A Right to Life - and Death?" looks at some of the moral dilemmas that surround the beginning and end of life, and which face the medical profession and their patients, religious leaders, health authorities and the law.

The book sets out some of the arguments for and against such topics as abortion, fertility treatments, organ transplantation and euthanasia.