Edited by Raanan Gillon Assistant editor: Ann Lloyd. (Pp. 1118) Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1994. (174.2 - 81228) Principles of health care ethics is available at the library of the British Council Division of the British Deputy High Commission, Bombay. The figures in brackets refer to the...

Editors: Anna C. Mastroianni, Ruth Faden, Daniel Fiderman. (Pp 271) Washington D. C.: National Academy Press, 1994. This volume was gifted to the Forum by Dr. Ruth Macklin.

This book, extolling the mother, has been written by an obstetrician with vast experience as a skilled clinician and as a popular post-graduate teacher. In addition to describing the scientific and technical aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology with wit, he enlightens us on the social, moral and...

This is a book about human rights, in relation to health issues and medical research, written by a doctor who has vast experience as a clinician, editor and international health consultant. Interestingly then, the author ventures into the grey areas of medicine - Should a physician practice eutha...

Arthur L. Caplan (Editor) Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey. 1992. 359 pages. Price not stated. (Volume gifted to Forum for Medical Ethics by Dr. Ruth Macklin.)

Tabrik Currimbhoy, (Context, New Delhi. 1994, 214 pages. Rs. 8. 'The right of Tabrik Currimbhoy to be identified as the author of this book is asserted by him.'

C M Francis. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (Pvt) Ltd) New Delhi 1993. Pages 186+Index. Rs 60)Medical ethics remains a neglected a neglected topic in India. Its is difficult to come across a good book by an Indian author on this subject which can be used as a text by teachers and students.