An important work in medical ethical theory… This is a volume that must be read, analyzed, and responded to by every person serious about the future of medical ethics.
-- Robert M. Veatch Journal of the American Medical Association
An important and challenging book. It is well written, cogently argued, and philosophically sophisticated. Emanuel is a morally and intellectually serious thinker, and his is an important voice, not just in medical ethics, but also in political philosophy.
-- John Douard Journal of the History of Medicine
A brave, interesting and original attempt to provide a political theory of health care.
-- John Harris Times Higher Education Supplement