Bioethics in a liberal society : the political framework of bioethics decision making /
"Issues concerning patients' rights are at the center of bioethics, but the political basis for these rights has rarely been examined. In Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making, Thomas May offers a compelling analysis of how the political conte...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2002.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Patient autonomy
- Patient autonomy and informed consent
- Patient responsibility for decision making
- Advance directives: extending autonomy for patients
- Professional rights of conscience
- Beneficence, abandonment, and the duty to treat
- Rights of conscience in the physician-patient relationship
- Conclusion: health care ethics committees and consultants in a liberal framework.