TY - JOUR T1 - Bioethics: an Anthology JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 358 LP - 358 DO - 10.1136/jme.27.5.358 VL - 27 IS - 5 AU - Martin Cohen Y1 - 2001/10/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/27/5/358.abstract N2 - It has often been remarked that developments in science and technology proceed at a pace which far outstrips efforts to understand or control them. This clearly applies in the field of bioethics. Scarcely a day goes by without the newspapers being filled with the latest genetics scare story or medical controversy. So Blackwell's latest anthology is certainly a book whose time has come. The question really is not whether it will find a market, for there are many, both students and professionals, who will find this tome an invaluable reference, but whether the editors have managed to strike a suitable balance between their own, avowedly utilitarian approach, and approaches of those who place a greater emphasis on notions of rights and duties.Kuhse and Singer introduce their admirably comprehensive collection by noting that we humans owe … ER -