In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis

Book Overview

Timely and provocative essays on bioethical questions brought to the forefront by the bioterrorist threat. The war on terrorism and the threat of chemical and biological weapons have brought a new urgency to already complex moral and bioethical questions. In the Wake of Terror presents thought-provoking essays on many of the troubling issues facing American society, written by experts from the fields of medicine, health care policy, law, political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262633027
• ISBN13: 9780262633024
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher