Overcoming Taboos, Myths, and Dogmas in...( Few areas of public policy have been...)
Few areas of public policy have been fraught with as much controversy as bioethics. Although some people dispute whether it is even a discipline, bioethics tackles some of the most complex and sensitive issues confronting modern society. From discussions on abortion to assisted dying, bioethicists are there.
Each novel development in biomedical technology seems to spark rancorous disputes. FUTURE BIOETHICS: OVERCOMING TABOOS, MYTHS, AND DOGMAS (Prometheus Books, $29.98) is an ambitious book that seeks to reframe the debates surrounding current controversies in bioethics. Not only does it explore laws and policies behind bioethics technologies, it also takes a deep look into the personal decisions and ideas of ordinary people.
"Lindsay's discussion of contemporary bioethical issues is distinguished by features that are sorely needed in serious books for the popular audience: clarity without condescension, and depth without obscurantism," says Barbara Forrest, coauthor with Paul R. Gross of Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design, "His arguments are informed by common sense, compassion, and respect for ordinary people who must make the life-altering decisions that have become routine not only in modern medical care but in virtually all aspects of life in the modern world."
Those averse to new technologies often express the concern that the new technology is "unnatural" or requires us to "play God." Slogans such as "Frankenfoods" and "sanctity of life" substitute for reasoned argument. For some reason, these phrases became so frequently used that they replaced most facts about the subject.
Bioethicist Ronald A. Lindsay seeks to expose and debunk these myths. As Nature points out, "He does so in a book that is readable rather than obscure, and accessible to the interested lay person as well as to scholars in the field. Reckoning that progress is unlikely unless we can identify some common moral
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