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From Library Journal "Is it just when some members of society receive the best health care anywhere in the world while others receive little or nothing?" This is the question Churchill asks near the beginning of this cogent and closely argued attack on the contemporary American health care system. His answer: "A health care system is no better than the least well-served of its members." A specialist in social medicine and religious studies, Churchill criticizes the "ethical individualism" he sees as the philosophic basis of American medical practice. He urges medical practitioners and legislators alike to reconsider what is important in medicine and how its practice affects our society. An eloquent and persuasive call for a more just system of medical careespecially significant now because of the AIDS threat. Jack Forman, Mesa Coll Lib., San Diego, Cal.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
