This lucid and concise examination of the difficult moral issues of today explores the nature of ethics and how we make moral decisions. Options expressed in this highly controversial book have caused uproar among thinkers and campaigners of different persuasions. In no uncertain terms, the renowned philosopher Mary Warnock explains in this book how to distinguish right from wrong in areas ranging from euthanasia to genetic engineering. Drawing on vivid examples from her personal and political life, Warnock illustrates difficult cases to make her point succinctly and persuasively, and with intellectual rigor and keen insight, she clarifies where her views agree and depart for those of contemporary ethical philosophers in the academic mainstream.