An edition of Biomedical ethics
(2005)
Biomedical ethics
by Walter Glannon
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A brief philosophical introduction to the most important ethical questions and arguments in six areas of biomedicine. The topics cover both perennial ethical issues in medicine and recent and emerging ethical issues in scientific innovation and capture the historical, contemporary and future-oriented flavour of these areas.
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Bioethical Issues, Medische ethiek, Medical ethics, Bioethics| Edition | Availability |
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Biomedical ethics
2005, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
0195144309 9780195144307
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Table of Contents
1. History and theories
Introduction
The need for theories
Consequentialism and deontology
Virtue ethics and feminist ethics
Communitarianism and liberalism
The rejection of theories : casuistry and cultural relativism
Conclusion
Selected readings
2. The patient-doctor relationship
Introduction
Informed consent
Therapeutic privilege
Confidentiality
Cross-cultural relations
What sort of doctors do we need?
Conclusion
Selected readings
3. Medical research on humans
Introduction
Design of clinical trials
Equipoise, randomization, and placebos
Problems with consent
Vulnerable populations
Protections and justice
Conclusion
Selected readings
4. Reproductive rights and technologies
Introduction
Abortion
The moral status of embryos
Surrogate pregnancy
Sex selection
Cloning
Conclusion
Selected readings
5. Genetics
Introduction
Genetic testing and screening
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Gene therapy
Genetic enhancement
Eugenics
Conclusion
Selected readings
6. Medical decisions at the end of life
Introduction
Defining death
Withdrawing and withholding treatment
Double effect
Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide
Futility
Conclusion
Selected readings
7. Allocating scarce medical resources
Introduction
Setting priorities
Quality-adjusted life-years
Age-based rationing
Organ transplantation
Two-tiered health care
Conclusion
Selected readings.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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