New Perspectives in Healthcare Ethics An Interdisciplinary and Crosscultural Approach

Name: New Perspectives in Healthcare Ethics An Interdisciplinary and Crosscultural Approach
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ISBN: 9780130613479

ISBN-10: 0130613479

ISBN-13: 9780130613479

Edition: 2007

Authors: Rosemarie Tong

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Tong, a well-known biomedical ethicist, combines medical ethics, bioethics, and her own unique insights to provide a comprehensive survey of contemporary health care ethics issues. Among the topics discussed in this book are complementary and alternative medicine; contraception and sterilization; infertility and assisted reproduction; and surrogate motherhood; genetic testing (screening and counseling); genetic therapy; biomedical and behavioral research; and euthanasia and assisted suicide. A useful reference work for those in the health care industry.

Book details

List price: $106.65
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 2/21/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.90" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




A conceptual framework for health care ethics



Introduction



Ethical theories and principles in health care



The health care professional-patient relationship



Health and disease issues



Biological givens or social constructions?



Biomedical and behavioral research



Beginning of life issues



Abortion



Reproduction-assisting technologies : donor insemination, in vitro fertilization, and beyond



Genetic screening, counseling, and therapy



Therapeutic cloning, reproductive cloning, and ectogenesis



End of life issues



The aging process and long-term health care



Euthanasia, assisted suicide, and palliative care



Micro- and macro-allocation issues



Organ transplantation : individual allocation decisions



Health care reform : social distribution decisions