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, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics - areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics."--Jacket
vi, 209 pages ; 23 cm
9780742545236, 9780742545243, 0742545237, 0742545245
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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