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

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

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Author / Creator:Jonsen, Albert R.
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2005]
©2005
Description:1 online resource (vi, 209 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Medical ethics.
Bioethics.
Bioethics.
Medical ethics.
Bioethical Issues.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11404222
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ISBN:9780742571631
0742571637
129978206X
9781299782068
0742545237
9780742545236
0742545245
9780742545243
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:"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, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics - areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Jonsen, Albert R. Bioethics beyond the headlines 0742545237
Table of Contents:
  • 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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