[...] The book is aimed at medical students but also at all those who practice medicine. It aims to assist in the exercise of the medical profession within the framework of the rules that govern both the relationship between doctors and the relationship between the doctor and the patient. At the same time, it seeks to raise questions on issues that concern not only the doctor himself, the student (and future doctor), but also the wider social community. Issues such as transplants, cremation of the dead, euthanasia, etc. are issues that concern not only the doctor but also scientists from other fields. Knowledge of the opinions of the opposing sides on each of these issues significantly contributes to the proper judgment of the issues and allows each of us to have an informed opinion on issues that concern the broader social community.

(from the author's preface)