Contemporary debates in bioethics / edited by Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caplan, Arthur L.

Arp, Robert.

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 13.

Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 521 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley and Sons, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Modern advances in medicine and biology are accompanied by an increasingly complex swirl of ethical dilemmas and debates. Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a collection of divergent arguments contributed by today's top bioethics scholars that focus on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. After presenting highly accessible introductions to specific issues, chapters proceed to tackle each side of such topical concerns as international medical research, human cloning, markets in human organs, abortion, gene and embryo copyrighting, physician-assisted suicide, stem-cell research, primate research, biomedical enhancement, and more. Provocative and timely, Contemporary Debates in Bioethics introduces a variety of perspectives that allow readers at all levels to gain critical insights and a deeper understanding of some of the most controversial and important issues of our day. Book jacket.

Contents:

Are there universal ethical principles that should govern the conduct of medicine and research worldwide?

Is it morally acceptable to buy and sell organs for human transplantation?

Were it physically safe, would human reproductive cloning be acceptable?

Is the deliberately induced abortion of a human pregnancy ethically justifiable?

Is it ethical to patent or copyright genes, embryos, or their parts?

Should minors have the right to refuse treatment, even when against the will of their parents or guardians?

Is physician-assisted suicide ever ethical?

Should stem cell research utilizing embryonic tissue be conducted?

Should we prohibit the use of chimpanzees and other great apes in biomedical research?

Should the United States of America adopt universal health care?

Is there a legitimate place for human genetic enhancement?

Can there be agreement as to what constitutes human death?

Is there ever a circumstance in which a doctor may withhold information?

Should in vitro fertilization be an option for a woman?

Are international clinical trials exploitative?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

854569040

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