The Life and Death Debate: Moral Issues of Our Time

This work is an introductory treatment of issues and options in social and bioethics which centre on the end of life. Moreland and Geisler have attempted to simplify and summarize various end-of-life topics without being simplistic or caricaturing different viewpoints, even though the authors’ own viewpoints are made perfectly clear. The major purpose of this book is to make the reader think more clearly and deeply about the important issues discussed between its covers. Beginning the work is an essay that introduces the dilemma of ethical decisions. The following chapters separately discuss the situations of abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, suicide, capital punishment and war. The discussion concludes with a chapter of practical and theoretical guidance for making ethical decisions.