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By Max Charlesworth. 172 pp. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1993. $39.95 (cloth); $12.95 (paper). ISBN 0-521-44503-5 (cloth)

Max Charlesworth, the distinguished Australian philosopher and bioethicist, has written a lucid and instructive analysis of the concept of autonomy in medical ethics and health care. He unabashedly tackles three controversial areas: decisions at the end of life and assisted suicide, medically assisted reproduction, and the allocation of health care resources.

The book begins with a superb discussion of the moral ideal of liberty, autonomy, and -- in John Stuart Mill's apt phrase -- "self-sovereignty." The freedom to choose our own way of life, to experiment in living, and to explore our own individuality is what makes us deserving of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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