UsedGood. Moderate wear to corners/edges from shelving, cover has a crease. ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

San Francisco: Encounter Books. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 2000. -. 1. Hard Cover. 1893554066 . FUll black cloth, silver lettering on spine, grey endpapers. . Volume is tight, square and clean. Some highlighting throughout, else near fine. Unclipped dust jacket shows only mild shelf-wear. VERY GOOD/NEAR FINE. . Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xv, 285 pp . 2000. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

Encounter Books, Date: 2000. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2000. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

Encounter Books, Date: 2000. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2000. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

UsedGood. Shows minimal wear such as frayed or folded edges, minor rips and tears, and/or slightly worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Former library copy with library markings and/or jacket. ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

Encounter Books. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

Encounter Books. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

San Francisco, California: Encounter Books, Date: 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine Condition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bound in the original cloth with the spine stamped in silver. 2000. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

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Encounter Books, Date: 2000-02-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. 2000. Encounter Books ISBN 1893554066 9781893554061 [US]

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: Encounter Books. New. Date: 2000. Hardcover. 1893554066 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - 285 pages -- Interior text is clean, tight and unmarked. Pages are intact and tight to the spine. From a review in "Booklist" : "Smith offers a conservative perspective on medical-ethics problems such as failure to provide subjects in research programs with understandable consent forms. He fears that current utilitarian ethicists will create--some have already done so, he says--a hierarchy of human life that would basically be a descendant of Hitlerian eugenics. Doctor-assisted suicide, he believes, must inevitably lead to such a development, and he takes readers step by step on a probable path to it, inspecting each landmark court case (Cruzan, Quinlan, et al. ) along the way. He grudgingly concedes that some amelioration with controlled substances be allowed for patients suffering overwhelming pain, but he assumes that current uncontroversial pain control is more effective than many others say it is. On another major flashpoint of ethical dispute, Smith emphasizes the important benefits of research on animals. Furthermore, he makes suggestions for bringing bioethics back to what he feels is a proper philosophic and practical position, one conducive to safe and acceptable lives for both patient and doctor." -- with a ...