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    Contemporary Debates in Bioethics

    By Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp

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    Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today’s top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century.

    • Written in an engaging, debate-style format for accessibility to non-specialists
    • Features general introductions to each topic that precede scholarly debates
    • Presents the latest, cutting-edge thoughts on relevant bioethics ideas, arguments, and debates
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJul 22, 2013
    ISBN9781118328477
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