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New York : McGraw-Hill, 3rd edition
ISBN
9780070401266
Description
This best-selling anthology of readings with case studies provides insightful and comprehensive treatment of ethical issues in medicine. Appropriate for courses taught in philosophy departments as well as in schools of medicine and nursing, the collection covers provocative topics such as conflicts of interest in medicine, advance directives, physician-assisted suicide, and the rationing of health care. The text's effective pedagogical features include chapter introductions, argument sketches, explanations of medical terms, headnotes, and annotated bibliographies.
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CONTENTS:
Biomedical ethics and ethical theory. -- Physicians' obligations and patients' rights. -- Professionals' obligations, institutions, and patients' rights. -- Ethical issues in human and animal experimentation. -- Ethical issues regarding the mentally ill and the mentally retarded. -- Suicide and the refusal of life-sustaining treatment. -- Euthanasia and the definitions of death. -- Abortion and maternal/fetal conflicts. -- Genetics and human reproduction. -- Justice and health-care policy.
Biomedical ethics and ethical theory. -- Physicians' obligations and patients' rights. -- Professionals' obligations, institutions, and patients' rights. -- Ethical issues in human and animal experimentation. -- Ethical issues regarding the mentally ill and the mentally retarded. -- Suicide and the refusal of life-sustaining treatment. -- Euthanasia and the definitions of death. -- Abortion and maternal/fetal conflicts. -- Genetics and human reproduction. -- Justice and health-care policy.
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Biomedical Ethics by Thomas Mappes (Paper Book)