Ethics, law, and society. Volume 3 / edited by Jennifer Gunning and Sren Holm.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gunning, Jennifer.

Holm, Sren.

Series:

Ethics, law, and society ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied ethics.

Civilization.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2007.

Summary:

This key collection brings together a selection of papers commissioned and published by the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law & Society. It incorporates contributions from a group of international experts along with a selection of short opinion pieces written in response to specific ethical issues. The collection addresses issues arising in biomedical and medical ethics ranging from assisted reproductive technologies to the role of clinical ethics committees. It examines broader societal issues with particular emphasis on sustainability and the environment and also focuses on issues of human rights in current global contexts. The contributors collect responses to issues arising from high profile cases such as the legitimacy of war in Iraq to physician-related suicide. The volume will provide a valuable resource for practitioners and academics with an interest in ethics across a range of disciplines.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

List of Contributors

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

INTRODUCTION

1 Introduction

PART I: BIOETHICS

2 On Waving the Embryos Banner: Embryonic Stem Cell Research and Moral Reasoning in Recent Reports from the USA, the Netherlands and France

3 Bioethics, Procedural Ethics, and Misrepresentation in the Stem Cell Debate

4 Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Related to Cell Therapy

5 Boy or Girl: Should Parents be Allowed to Choose the Sex of Their Children?

6 Bad Science Equals Poor, Not Necessarily Bad, Ethics

PART II: ETHICS AND SOCIETY

7 Dignity and Older Europeans

8 Guidelines for Embryo Donation for Reproductive Purposes in New Zealand: A Child/Family Approach

9 Assisted Reproduction and the Welfare of the Child

10 Body Immortal

11 Masculinity, Reproductivity and Law

12 Being Natural: An Exploration of the Natural in the Writings of Hans Christian Andersen

PART III: BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

13 Genes for Sale: Ethical Reflections on Donors' Proprietary Rights in Human Genetic Derivatives

14 4x4 Cars and the City: What are the Limits of Vehicle Manufacturer Responsibility?

15 From 'Jim Crow' to 'John Doe': Reparations, Corporate Liability and the Limits of Private Law

16 A Crisis of Professional Self-regulation: The Example of the Solicitors' Profession

PART IV: COMMENTARIES

17 The National DNA Database: Why No Public Debate?

18 Can the Cell Nuclear Replacement Technique be Used to Overcome Genetic Disease?

19 The Human Condition and the Pursuit of Perfection in Human Reproduction

20 Drug Testing and the Use of Healthy Volunteers

21 The Assisted Dying Bill: 'Death Tourism' and European Law

22 Could Do Better? Hegemony and Freedom in Cyberspace.

23 Treatment in Time of Sudden Infectious Pandemic: The Need for a Proactive, Practical, Proportionate, Prophylactic Ethical Response to the Threat of Pandemic Influenza

24 Toy Stories, Horror Stories and Fairy Tales

25 Herceptin in the Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Cancer

26 End of Life Decision-making: The Implications of the Court of Appeal Decision in Burke v General Medical Council

27 Does Nanotechnology Require a New 'Nanoethics'?

28 Medically Assisted Procreation in Italy: The Referendum and the Roman Catholic Church

29 From Fridge Mountains to Food Mountains? Tackling the UK Food Waste Problem

30 A Gain for Autonomy and Reproductive Choice: The Issue of 'Saviour Siblings' Resolved

31 Human Rights and Gypsies: It is Time for a Rethink

32 Forgetting to be Nice: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence's Preliminary Recommendations Concerning Drugs for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-56772-1

OCLC:

437134956