Ethics in global health : research, policy, and practice / Ruth Macklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macklin, Ruth, 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics.

World health.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a collection of Ruth Macklin's previously published articles on ethics in global health and research. The articles range from a chapter in a book published in 1989 to a journal article currently in press. The essays fall into two broad categories: policy and practice, and multinational research.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Policy and Practice; ONE: Ethics and Human Values in Family Planning: Perspectives of Different Cultural and Religious Settings; TWO: Abortion Controversies: Ethics, Politics, and Religion; THREE: Cultural Difference and Long-Acting Contraception; FOUR: Respect for Tradition; FIVE: Ethics and Equity in Access to HIV Treatment: 3 by 5 Initiative; SIX: Affordable and Accessible Drugs for Developing Countries: Recent Developments; SEVEN: Global Inequalities in Women's Health: Who Is Responsible for Doing What?

EIGHT: Toward a Theory of VulnerabilityPart II: Multinational Research; NINE: Universality of the Nuremberg Code; TEN: A Defense of Fundamental Principles and Human Rights: A Response to Robert Baker; ELEVEN: Justice in International Research; TWELVE: Is Ethics Universal?: Gender, Science, and Culture in Reproductive Health Research; THIRTEEN: After Helsinki: Unresolved Issues in International Research; FOURTEEN: Four Forward-Looking Guidance Points; FIFTEEN: Avoiding Exploitation; SIXTEEN: Yet Another Guideline?: The UNESCO Draft Declaration; SEVENTEEN: Appropriate Ethical Standards

EIGHTEEN: The Declaration of Helsinki: Another RevisionNINETEEN: Intertwining Biomedical Research and Public Health in HIV Microbicide Research; TWENTY: Ethical Challenges in HIV Microbicide Research: What Protections Do Women Need?; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-989046-3