Bioethics : Latin American perspectives / edited by Arleen L. F. Salles, Maria Julia Bertomeu.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Salles, Arleen L. F., editor.

Bertomeu, María Julia, editor.

Series:

Value Inquiry Book Series ; 118.

Value Inquiry Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical ethics--Latin America.

Medical ethics.

Bioethics--Latin America.

Bioethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2002.

Summary:

This book presents a unique view of the current state of development of bioethics in Latin America. Twelve Latin American thinkers who share a primary interest in bioethics address a vast range of questions, including autonomy, rights, justice, and the role of culture and religion in bioethics. These studies contribute to an understanding of Latin American thought, and they make possible a transcultural dialogue on bioethical issues.

Contents:

Arleen L.F. SALLES: Editorial Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I: AUTONOMY AND THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS

ONE Arleen L.F. SALLES: Autonomy and Culture: The Case of Latin America

TWO: Margarita M. VALDES: Abortion and Contraception in Mexico: The Attitudes and the Arguments of the Catholic Church

THREE Maria Victoria COSTA and Susana E. SOMMER: Women's Reproductive Rights and Public Policy in Argentina

FOUR Martin Diego FARRELL: Hastening Death

PART II: JUSTICE AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE

FIVE Paulette DIETERLEN: Some Philosophical Considerations on Mexico's Education, Health, and Food Program

SIX Maria Julia BERTOMEU and Graciela VIDIELLA: Moral Person and the Right to Health Care

PART III: EXPERIMENTATION ON HUMAN SUBJECTS

SEVEN Florencia LUNA: Research in Developing Countries: The Ethical Issues

EIGHT Jose Roberto GOLDIM: Bioethics and Research in Brazil

PART IV: ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE PROCUREMENT AND ALLOCATION OF ORGANS

NINE Eduardo RIVERA LOPEZ: What Is (Exactly) Wrong with Selling Your Body Parts?

TEN Maria Graciela de ORTUZAR: Interdisciplinary Ethics Committees for Determining Criteria of Organ Distribution

Notes on Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Salles, Arleen L. F. Bioethics: Latin American Perspectives

ISBN:

90-04-49408-1

OCLC:

1244508106

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004494084 DOI