Bioethics: the Basics

Name: Bioethics: the Basics
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ISBN: 9780415504089

ISBN-10: 0415504082

ISBN-13: 9780415504089

Edition: 2013

Authors: Alastair V. Campbell

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Bioethics: The Basicsis an introduction to the foundational principles, theories and issues in the study of medical and biological ethics. Readers are introduced to bioethics from the ground up before being invited to consider some of the most controversial but important questions facing us today. Topics addressed include:The range of moral theories underpinning bioethicsArguments for the rights and wrongs of abortion, euthanasia and animal researchHealthcare ethics including the nature of the practitioner-patient relationshipPublic policy ethics and the implications of global and public healthConcise, readable and authoritative, this is the ideal primer for anyone interested in the study…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 5/24/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 200
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface


Abbreviations



What is bioethics?


What is bioethics?


History


What about the law?


Methods


Applications


How to use this book


Resources and further reading



Moral theories


Introduction


Counting the consequences


Doing one's duty


Being a good person - virtue ethics


Brotherhood and sisterhood - communitarianism


Live free or die - libertarianism


A balancing act - the four principles


Further reading



Perspectives


Gendered agendas - feminist approaches


To care or not to care?


Culture and religion


Conclusion


Further reading



Clinical ethics


Introduction


The clinical relationship ï¿½ a conspiracy against the laity?


Life before birth


Transplantation and regenerative medicine


Mental health


The end of life


After death


Conclusions


Further reading and resources



Research


Research ethics


Research integrity


Research and the future


Conclusion


Suggestions for further reading



Justice


Introduction


Public health ethics


Fair access and the paradox of health care


Global inequity in health


Global survival


Further reading


Appendix


Glossary


References


Index