Matters of Life and Death

"The dilemmas behind headlines like these concern us all. What medical science can do and what it ought to do--or ought not to do--impinges upon our personal lives, our family and our society. In this book, John Wyatt examines issues surrounding the beginning and end of life--fertility treatments, genetics, abortion, infanticide, the dying baby, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide--against the background of current medical-ethical thought. Writing out a deep conviction that the Bible's view of our humanness points a way forward, he suggests how Christian healthcare professionals, lay people can respond to the challenges and opportunities that confront us"--from back cover.