Buddhism & bioethics /
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| Author / Creator: | Keown, Damien, 1951- |
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| Imprint: | New York : St. Martin's Press, 1995. |
| Description: | xv, 208 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2334652 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface to the paperback edition
- Introduction
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics
- I. Buddhism and medicine
- II. Buddhism and ethics
- III. Doing Buddhist ethics
- IV. Humans, animals and persons
- V. Ethics and human good
- VI. A test case
- 2. At the Beginning of Life
- I. When does life begin?
- II. Reflections on the three conditions
- III. Embryo loss and twinning
- IV. Abortion
- V. Embryo research
- VI. Fertility control
- 3. At the End of Life
- I. Defining death
- II. Buddhism and death
- III. The persistent vegetative state
- IV. Euthanasia: early sources
- V. Euthanasia: modern views
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index