Bioethics for Beginners (eBook)

Dr. Glenn McGee is President of the Division of Research Ethics at Celltex Therapeutics, a stem cell research company in Houston, Texas. He held two successive endowed chairs in bioethics after serving for a decade as professor at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medical Ethics. He is the founding editor of The American Journal of Bioethics and a leading authority on ethical issues in science and medicine. McGee has been a columnist for The Scientist, New York Times News Service, and MSNBC, and a frequent guest and commentator for National Public Radio, CNN, Fox, CBS, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah, among others. McGee's books include The Perfect Baby (2nd edn., 2000), The Human Cloning Debate (with A. Caplan, 4th edn., 2004), and the best-selling Beyond Genetics: The User's Guide to DNA (2004). In addition, he has authored hundreds of scholarly papers about ethical, legal, and social issues in medicine.

Glenn McGee constantly breathes life into bioethics by ferreting
out the interesting, the unusual, and the important ethical
issues. Bioethics for Beginners is a brilliant
introduction to the ethical issues that make science really
interesting, and a masterfully written read that combines
scholarship, humor and humility.

-Chris Mooney, author, The Republican War on Science and
The Republican Brain

In a concise and matter-of-fact fashion, McGee stacks explosive
issue upon explosive issue, from abhorrent clinical trials to the
radical research that undermines our sense of humanity. An
essential guide to the bioethics powder keg.

-Richard Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief at Lives: New Answers for
Global Health and co-founder of Hopeful Monster
Publishing

With its approachable style and diverse content, Bioethics for
Beginners is proof that bioethics is neither stale nor reserved
for the ivory towers of academia.

- Nathan A. Kottkamp, Founder, National Healthcare Decisions Day;
Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP