In 1995, the University of Notre Dame Publishing House published a book by the American ethicist and theologian, Gilbert C. Meilaender, entitled Soul, Body and Bioethics 1. The author of the book is clearly disappointed with the style of the debates taking place in contemporary bioethics. He is of the opinion that the disputes within the framework of bioethics, e.g. on the value of human life or on assisted reproduction methods, do not touch such fundamental issues for the resolution of bioethical dilemmas as the nature of humanity, the prospect of man's final destiny and, finally, the problem of the human soul. The author accuses modern bioethics of having 'lost' both body and soul by abandoning religious and metaphysical premises.
