Ethics & Medicine

EDITORIAL Conflicts of Conscience Matter Because Medicine Matters C. Ben Mitchell

CLINICAL ETHICS DILEMMAS When Doctors Disagree Anonymous

GREY MATTERS When Conscience Meddles with Ethics William P. Cheshire, Jr., MD

In Defence of Selflessness: A Philoshopical Analysis of a Central Virtue in Professional Caring Practices Bart Cusveller, BNurs, PhD Phil

Decisions, Moral Status, and the Early Fetus David Jensen, MA, PhD

The American Academy of Pediatrics and Female Genital Cutting: When National Organizations are Guided by Personal Agendas Robert S. Van Howe, MD, MS, FAAP

Analysing Risk in Medicine and Surgery: A Traditional Jewish Perspective MB Sayers, BMedSC (Cardiovascular Science)

The Position of the Family of Palliative Care Patients Within the Decision-Making Process at the End of Life in Singapore Lalit Krishna, MA (Ethics of Cancer and Palliative Care)

Book Reviews Christian Bioethics: A Guide for the Perplexed Agneta Sutton. London, UK: T&T Clark/Continuum Books, 2008. ISBN 0-567-03196-9; 180 PAGES, PAPER, $24.95. Reviewed by Evan C. Rosa, BA, who lives with his wife in Fullerton, CA USA while he is pursuing a MA in religion and ethics at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He also is the Communications Director for The Center for Bioethics and Culture in San Ramon, CA, USA.

Genetic Dilemmas: Reproductive Technology, Parental Choices and Children’Äôs Futures, 2nd edition. Dena S. Davis. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-537438-4; 211 PAGES, PAPER, $24.95. Reviewed by Susan M. Haack, MD, MA (Bioethics), FACOG, who is a consultative gynecologist at Hess Memorial Hospital and Mile Bluff Medical Center in Mauston, Wisconsin, USA.