What it means to be human : the case for the body in public bioethics /

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"The natural limits of the human body make us vulnerable and therefore dependent, throughout our lives, on others. Yet American law and policy disregard these stubborn facts, with statutes and judicial decisions that presume people to be autonomous, defined by their capacity to choose. As legal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Snead, O. Carter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [2020].
Temas:
Human body > Law and legislation > United States.
Bioethics > United States.
Abortion > Law and legislation > United States.
Human reproductive technology > Law and legislation > United States.
Terminal care > Law and legislation > United States.
Human experimentation in medicine > Law and legislation > United States.
Medical laws and legislation > United States.
LAW / Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Abortion > Law and legislation.
Bioethics.
Human body > Law and legislation.
Human experimentation in medicine > Law and legislation.
Human reproductive technology > Law and legislation.
Medical laws and legislation.
Terminal care > Law and legislation.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Genealogy of American Public Bioethics
  • 2. An Anthropological Solution
  • 3. In Cases of Abortion
  • 4. Assisted Reproduction
  • 5. Death and Dying
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.

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