Classic cases in medical ethics : accounts of cases that have shaped medical ethics, with philosophical, legal, and historical backgrounds / Gregory E. Pence.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pence, Gregory E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics--Case studies.

Medical ethics.

Ethics, Medical.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Medical.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Cases in medical ethics

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, 2004.

Summary:

This rich collection provides an in-depth look at major cases that have defined and shaped the field of medical ethics. Popular among teachers and students alike, it contains more detail than most casebooks and enriches each famous (or infamous) case with extensive historical and contextual background. Each case is illuminated by careful discussion of pertinent philosophical theories, legal issues, and ethical issues. Classic Cases in Medical Ethics is also a natural complement to Gregory E. Pence's Classic Works In Medical Ethics. Contact your local McGraw-Hill representative for package information.

Contents:

1 Moral Reasoning and Ethical Theories in Medical Ethics 1

Part 1 Classic Cases about Death and Dying

2 Comas: Karen Quinlan and Nancy Cruzan 29

3 Requests to Die: Elizabeth Bouvia and Larry McAfee 58

4 Physician-Assisted Dying: Oregon's Legalization 89

Part 2 Classic Cases about the Beginning of Life

5 Abortion: Kenneth Edelin 123

6 Assisted Reproduction: Louise Brown and Beyond 152

7 Battles over Embryos and Stem Cells 184

8 Reproductive Cloning: Should We Clone Humans? 198

9 Letting Impaired Newborns Die: Baby Jane Doe 216

Part 3 Classic Cases about Research and Experimental Treatments

10 Animal Subjects: The Philadelphia Head-Injury Study on Primates 247

11 Human Subjects: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study 270

12 Adult Heart Replacement: The First Heart Transplant and Artificial Heart 301

13 Allocation of Artificial and Transplantable Organs: The God Committee 330

14 Infants and Medical Research: Baby Fae and Baby Theresa 345

Part 4 Classic Cases about Individual Rights and the Public Good

15 Involuntary Psychiatric Commitment: Joyce Brown 369

16 Ethical Issues and Genetic Disease: Nancy Wexler 395

17 Preventing the Global Spread of AIDS 429

18 Reforming the American Medical System: Expanding Medicare? 444.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0072829354

OCLC:

187647123