Beyond a western bioethics : voices from the Developing World / Angeles Tan Alora and Josephine M. Lumitao, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Alora, Angeles Tan-

Lumitao, Josephine M.

Series:

Clinical medical ethics (Washington, D.C.)

[Clinical medical ethics series]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics--Philippines.

Medical ethics.

Bioethics--Philippines.

Bioethics.

Philippines.

Physical Description:

xiv, 162 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2001]

Summary:

In Beyond a Western Bioethics, physicians Angeles Tan Alora and Josephine M. Lumitao join eight other contributors to provide a comprehensive exploration of bioethical issues outside of the dominant American and estern European model. Using the Philippines as a case study, they address how a developing country's economy, religion, and culture affect the bioethical landscape for doctors, patients, families, and the society as a whole.

Contents:

From Western to Filipino Bioethics: An Acknowledgment in Gratitude for Having Been a Colleague in a Marvelous Intellectual and Moral Journey / H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. ix

Western Bioethics Reconsidered: An Introduction / H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr. xi

Part I Filipino Bioethics: the Foundations

An Introduction to an Authentically Non-Western Bioethics / Angeles Tan Alora, Josephine M. Lumitao 3

Part II The Role of the Family

The Family and Health Care Practices / Letty G. Kuan, Josephine M. Lumitao 23

The Family versus the Individual: Family Planning / Angeles Tan Alora, Danilo Tiong, Josephine M. Lumitao 30

Care of the Elderly / Victoria Pusung 40

Part III The Health Care Team

Professional Relationships in Health Care / Antonio Cabezon, O. P., Edna G. Monzon, Angelica Francisco

Conscience and Health Care Practices: The Case of the Philippines / Letty G. Kuan, Tamerlane Lana, O. P. 52

Honesty, Loyalty, and Cheating / Angeles Tan Alora 61

Philanthropy and Nepotism / Angelica Francisco 67

Part IV Facing Hard Choices

Ethical Issues in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit / Angeles Tan Alora, Mary Jean Villareal-Guno 75

AIDS in the Developing World: The Case of the Philippines / Josephine M. Lumitao 81

Human Organ Transplants / Danilo C. Tiong 89

Death and Dying / Josephine M. Lumitao 94

Part V Allocation and Justice

Allocation of Scarce Resources: Macro-, Meso-, and Micro-Level Concerns / Angeles Tan Alora, Josephine M. Lumitao 103

Ethical Issues in Research / Angeles Tan Alora 108

A Tax on Luxury Health Care, Generic Drugs, and a Proposal for a New Preferential Option for the Poor / Angeles Tan Alora 112

The Virtues and Vices of Dumping / Angeles Tan Alora 119

In the Compassion of Jesus: A Pastoral Letter on AIDS / The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines 125

Anti-Abortive Drugs Act of 1995 / Tenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines 130

The Patients' Rights Act of 1995 / Tenth Congress of the Republic of the Philippines 133

Code of Ethics / Board of Medicine 141

The Philippines / Angeles Tan Alora, Josephine M. Lumitao 151.

Notes:

Series statement taken from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0878408746

OCLC:

46321051