Bioethics beyond the headlines : who lives? who dies? who decides? /

"Bioethics beyond the Headlines is a down-to-earth primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find a sampling of the key concepts and debates in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, acces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jonsen, Albert R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2005]
Temas:
Medical ethics.
Bioethics.
Bioethical Issues
Ethics, Medical
Éthique médicale.
Bioéthique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
Bioethics
Medical ethics
Bioethik
Medische ethiek.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • pt. I. Who lives? Who dies? Who decides? : an essay on ethics and bioethics
  • pt. II. Clinical bioethics
  • Topic 1. Defining death
  • Topic 2. Forgoing life support : the quality of life
  • Topic 3. Autonomy of the patient
  • Topic 4. Euthanasia
  • Topic 5. Organ transplantation
  • Topic 6. Assisted reproduction
  • Topic 7. Abortion
  • pt. III. Scientific bioethics : the search for benefit
  • Topic 8. Research with humans
  • Topic 9. Genetics
  • Topic 10. Neuroscience
  • Topic 11. Cloning and stem cell research
  • pt. IV. The wider world of bioethics
  • Topic 12. Bioethics and the health care system
  • Topic 13. Cultural bioethics
  • Topic 14. Animal ethics
  • Topic 15. Environmental ethics
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A. Précis of moral philosophy
  • Appendix B. Précis of history of medical ethics
  • Appendix C. The Frankenstein analogy
  • Glossary.

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