Informed Consent A Novel

by Glahn, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9781589191099
• ISBN10: 1589191099
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-01
• Publisher: David C. Cook

Summary

Jeremy Cramer, M.D. is the next Einstein of infectious disease research. While working on a way to revive water submersion victims, he makes a breakthrough discovery in AIDS research that thrusts him into the center of a media frenzy. But the publicity turns negative and his marriage reaches the breaking point when he accidentally infects a colleague and his negligence allows his son to contract a lifethreatening disease. The viruses test the limits of his new formula and his ethics. In his frantic efforts to save his son and his marriage, he must decide whether to allow his child to die or violate the rights of a young transplant donor. The choice forces him to stand face-to-face with the unfathomable love required to sacrifice an only son. Features and Benefits Explores multi-faced biomedical issues from a point of view that's sympathetic to a Christian worldview without all the main characters believing. Unique in its portrayal of patients' rights issues. Considers dilemmas taken from today's headlines. Provides a compassionate look at AIDS that does not blame the victim.

Author Biography

Sandra Glahn ThM teaches journalism, creative writing, and the role of women in ministry at Dallas Theological Seminary, her alma mater. She is the author of the Coffee-Cup Bible Series and is co-author of eight additional books, including the CBA bestseller and Christy Award finalist, Lethal Harvest. Glahn is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in aesthetic studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. She serves on the board of the Evangelical Press Association, the Dallas Christian Medical/Dental Associations, the women's board of bible.org, and is the fiction panelist for The Writers View.