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Introduction | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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The Author | |
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Ethical Theories and Bioethics in a Global Perspective | |
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Theories of Ethics | |
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Are Theories of Ethics Global? | |
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Can Theories of Ethics Encourage People to Do the Right Thing? | |
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Autonomy and Informed Consent in Global Perspective | |
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Ethical Principles and Practical Issues of Informed Consent | |
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Does Informed Consent Really Matter to Patients? | |
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Is Informed Consent a Universal Principle or a Cultural Value? | |
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Withholding or Withdrawing Treatment and Physician���Assisted Suicide | |
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Withholding or Withdrawing Treatment at the End of Life | |
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Assisting Patients in Committing Suicide | |
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Ethical Issues in Reproductive Health | |
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Ethics of Abortion in Different Times, Places, and Cultures | |
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Current Ethical Issues in Abortion | |
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Assisted Reproductive Technology and Stem Cell Research | |
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Emergency Contraception | |
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Ethics of Imposing Conditions on Funding | |
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Ethical Issues of Female Genital Mutilation | |
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The Facts About FGM | |
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FGM as a Challenge to Ethical Relativism | |
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Ethics of FGM for Adult Women | |
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Ethical Issues of Research with Human Subjects | |
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Background Information and the Belmont Report | |
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Autonomy and Voluntary Informed Consent | |
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Beneficence and Cost���Benefit Analysis | |
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Issues of Justice and Fairness for Human Subjects | |
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The Right to Health Care, and Ethical Obligations to Provide Care | |
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Is There an Ethical Right to Health Care? | |
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Ethical Obligations of Health Care Professionals | |
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Ethical Obligations of for���Profit Health Care Providers | |
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Ethical Issues in Rationing and Allocation of Limited Resources | |
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Levels of Allocating Resources | |
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Methods of Rationing Health Resources | |
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Comparative Effectiveness Research and Cost���Effectiveness Analysis | |
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Ethical Issues of Health Insurance and Health System Reform | |
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Ethical Issues in Financing Health Services and Designing Insurance Systems | |
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Fundamental Values of Health Systems | |
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Ethical Issues in the Movement of Patients Across National Borders | |
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Ethical Duties to Provide Health Care to Undocumented Aliens | |
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Ethical Issues in Medical Tourism | |
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Ethical Issues in the Movement of Health Care Professionals Across National Borders | |
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Ethical Issues in the Migration of Health Professionals | |
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Proposed Solutions and Their Ethical Implications | |
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Fair Treatment of Health Care Workers from Other Countries | |
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Corruption and Informal Payments in Health Systems | |
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Payment of Informal Fees by Patients and Their Families | |
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Is Corruption Bad for Your (and Other People�Dzs) Health? | |
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References | |
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Index | |