Autonomy and the liberal ideal
Critics of the liberal ideal
Multicultural attitudes to death and dying
Choosing for those who cannot choose for themselves
Liberal society and the right to die
New ways of birth and family formation
Bearing a child for another
Questions about surrogacy
Consequences of surrogacy
Feminist views on reproductive technology
Third wave feminist views
Social and legal implications
Distributing health-care resources
Problem of scarce resources
Health system in a liberal society
Health-care resource allocations: four examples
Reaching community consensus
Two forms of community consultation
Consensus in a liberal society
Liberal idea and bioethical realities
Ethical agreement in a multicultural society.