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(Biomedical Ethics Reviews 1991.) Edited by James M. Humber and Robert F. Almeder. 190 pp. Clifton, N.J., Humana Press, 1991. $39.50. ISBN 0-89603-220-5.

This book, part of the Biomedical Ethics series, consists of eight essays on moral and legal issues relating to the fetus. The first chapter, by Roger Dworkin, is alone worth the price of the book. Dworkin's text, "Every silver lining has a cloud," expresses the theme of the book: successes in assisted forms of reproductive technology, prenatal diagnosis, and fetal treatment pose substantial ethical and legal issues that require public debate. But that debate has been limited by polarization on the issue of legal abortion and the political ascendancy of one extreme point of view.

Dworkin examines two current issues . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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