While tens of thousands of people across the United States serve on hospital and other healthcare ethics committees , almost no carefully prepared educational material exists for HEC members. Ethics by Committee is a one volume collection of chapters developed exclusively for this educational purpose. Experts in bioethics, clinical consultation, health law, and social psychology from across the country contribute chapters on ethics consultation, education, and policy development.

The prelims comprise: Abortion and Physician‐Assisted Suicide The Philosophical Division of the Debate Philosophy, Politics, and the Control of Science Are Values and Objectivity Incompatible? Conclusion References.