Advancements in human medicine, chemistry, and biological sciences are occurring at a breathtaking pace. Enthusiasm, hope, and visions of a time without suffering and need correspond with fears, fantasies, and distrust about where these advancements might lead. Prenatal diagnostics, genetic manipulation, disabilities, organ donation, and euthanasia: questions about the beginning and end of life, quality of life, and related ethical issues are now also presenting new challenges for work in the fields of religion, ethics, and philosophy. The selected materials provide fundamental information and explore a complex range of bioethical and biomedical topics.