Books in the Contemporary Issues series

Advances in medical technology and science have made organ procurement, or the search and transfer of organs and tissue from one body to another, an important issue. How are we to meet the need? Can we do so and still respect personal ethics and religious convictions? This book examines the issues that surround organ procurement and distribution.

A collection of articles, this title encompasses the many points of contention in the debate about genetically modified foods. Beginning with the history and the science of genetically modified foods, it focuses on the morality of modifying organisms for human use.

The transformation of society brought about by the wide dispersion of computers has given rise to moral dilemmas. This is a collection of twenty-six essays, which offer answers to the ethical questions raised by the interaction of people and computers.