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(Emerging Issues in Biomedical Policy Series.) Edited by Robert H. Blank and Andrea L. Bonnicksen. 287 pp. New York, Columbia University Press, 1994. $49.50 (cloth); $17.50 (paper). ISBN 0-231-08148-0 (cloth)

Medicine Unbound is the third volume in the series Emerging Issues in Biomedical Policy, which examines the policy issues raised by the rapid advances in medical technology. This book is a collection of essays by ethicists, scientists, physicians, and journalists.

Part I explores the issues related to the inviolability of the human body. The essays range from attempts to define inviolability to assessments of the religious, social, and cultural differences that must be examined in framing public policy regarding medical intervention. Part II, a sensitive and thorough look at end-of-life decision making, focuses on the role of the individual in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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