An important contribution to a debate that will continue for some time. -Health and Canadian Society

Insightful and thought-provoking. . . . As Caplan has demonstrated so clearly . . . we would all be better off if the ethicists spoke first and not last. -The Washington Post

Caplan's views are important and instructive. . . . [This] book represents some of his best work. -New England Journal of Medicine

Caplan's [book] is thought provoking, insightful, and well argued. I recommend it highly. -The Journal of the American Medical Association

. . . a generously illustrated discourse on method in medical and practical ethics. -Ethics

A member of the President's Task Force on National Health Care Reform examines some of the most controversial biomedical issues of our time.