Introduction

This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book. The book discusses the bioethics, one of the traditional core areas of applied ethics. It addresses sex selection and research ethics. The book also discusses 'Ethics and Society', covering the societal aspects of interventions such as assisted reproduction. It focuses on the important issue of how we deal with the vulnerable elderly, and the status of the human body in the constant quest to extend the biological limits of life. The book analyses the issues in business and professional ethics. It looks at potential corporate liability for reparations arising from involvement in the slave trade. The book provides deeper analysis of ethical issues that have hit the headlines. Topics range from the rapidly growing accumulation by the police of DNA profiles in the United Kingdom National DNA Database, to tackling the problem of food waste.