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2. The Social Context of Bioethical Problem Solving (43-66)
3. Systematic Approaches to Bioethics (67-86)
4. The Spectrum of Societal Responses (87-149)
6. Conclusions and Recommendations (168-194)
Bioethics Commissions: What Can We Learn from Past Successes and Failures? (261-306)
Limiting Life-Prolonging Medical Treatment: A Comparative Analysis of the President's Commission and the New York State Task Force (307-334)
The Formulation of Health Policy by the Three Branches of Government (335-357)
The Role of Religious Participation and Religious Belief in Biomedical Decision Making (358-387)
Trust, Honesty, and the Authority of Science (388-408)
Institutional Ethics Committees: Local Perspectives on Ethical Issues in Medicine (409-431)
The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Program of the National Center for Human Genome Research: A Missed Opportunity? (432-457)
AIDS, Ethics, and Activism: Institutional Encounters in the Epidemic's First Decade (458-476)
La Penible Valse Hesitation: Fetal Tissue Research Review and the Use of Bioethics Commissions in France and the United States (477-502)
Appendix: Past Commissions and Advisory Boards (503-520)