Conjoined twins dilemma… Suicide of terminally ill patient… Designer baby transplant success… Woman gives birth at sixty-six… Rarely are human dilemmas out of the news. And what medical science can do and ought to do – or ought not to do – impinges on our personal lives, families and societies. John Wyatt examines the issues surrounding the beginning and end of life against the background of current medical-ethical thought. Writing out of a deep conviction that the Bible’s view of our humanness points a way forward, he suggests how Christian healthcare professionals, churches and individuals can respond to today’s challenges and opportunities.