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By Sheila M. Rothman and David J. Rothman. 292 pp., illustrated. New York, Pantheon, 2003. $25. ISBN 0-679-43980-3.

Many new medical interventions raise important questions about the goals of medicine and the moral legitimacy of medical enhancement. Most interventions that cure, treat, or prevent diseases can also enhance or change human beings. Plastic surgery can repair a child's cleft palate and reduce the size of a person's nose. Viagra can help a man overcome sexual dysfunction and allow a man with normal sexual function to improve his sexual performance. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis can help a couple prevent the birth of a child with a devastating genetic disease and help a couple choose the sex of their child.

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