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(Basic Bioethics.) By Norman L. Cantor. 307 pp. Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, 2005. $35. ISBN 0-262-03331-3.

When was the last time you opened a book and realized that what you were reading could actually help you to improve the lives of persons to whom you owe special care? Norman Cantor, a professor of law at Rutgers University, has written such a book.

Surrogate decision making for profoundly mentally disabled persons is central to the conceptual organization of this book. Cantor precisely addresses the concerns of people — family caregivers, guardians, health care professionals, lawyers, and bioethicists — who must make carefully considered choices about medical care and other substantive matters that can affect the most personal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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