Discourse concerning the ordination of women to ministry in the Christian Churches is over 200 hundred years old and spans the geoprpahical regions of the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia as well as Australia and the Pacific. Women have been present as ordained ministers in reformed churches since 1953. Yes, the debate still rages in some churches. This collections of essays examine the deabtes in many of these churches.

This timely book examines ethical issues from the beginning of life, right through to the end of life. It deals with matters surrounding conception, family planning, IVF, abortion through to palliative care and euthanasia. This collection of essays is written by a number of ethicists, lawyers and health professionals.

Life at its borders is tenuous and the crossing of borders is no longer as simple as the birth of a new baby or the death of a loved one. Advances in medical science have meant that the border at the start of life can be facilitated through assisted reproductive technology or avoided through abortion. Similarly, at the final border passage can be hastened through euthanasia or delayed by means of palliative care. The stretching of the borders through medical advances gives rise to important ethical and legal questions which cannot be solved with ease. The questions must be answered through...