pt. I. Who lives? Who dies? Who decides? : an essay on ethics and bioethics -- pt. II. Clinical bioethics -- Topic 1. Defining death -- Topic 2. Forgoing life support : the quality of life -- Topic 3. Autonomy of the patient -- Topic 4. Euthanasia -- Topic 5. Organ transplantation -- Topic 6. Assisted reproduction -- Topic 7. Abortion -- pt. III. Scientific bioethics : the search for benefit -- Topic 8. Research with humans -- Topic 9. Genetics -- Topic 10. Neuroscience -- Topic 11. Cloning and stem cell research -- pt. IV. The wider world of bioethics -- Topic 12. Bioethics and the health care system -- Topic 13. Cultural bioethics -- Topic 14. Animal ethics -- Topic 15. Environmental ethics -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Precis of moral philosophy -- Appendix B. Precis of history of medical ethics -- Appendix C. The Frankenstein analogy -- Glossary.
