American constitutional structure. Federalism and bioethics -- Reproduction. Right to privacy -- Past and present of sterilization -- Right to abortion -- Brave new world of reproduction -- Beyond abortion: the interests of women and fetuses -- Doctors, patients and standards of care. The doctor-patient relationship -- Outer limits of informed consent -- Beyond "standard care": alternative medicine, experimentation and research -- End-of-life decisions. Right to refuse care -- Constitution and the right to die -- "Futile" medical care -- New Technologies. "Uniqueness" of genetics -- Ownership of life -- Death and transplantation. Definition of death Organ transplantation.