Contemporary debates in bioethics / edited by Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp.
- Date:
- 2014
- Books
- Online
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Also known as
Contemporary debates in bioethics (Online)
Publication/Creation
Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
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Contents
Are there universal ethical principles that should govern the conduct of medicine and research worldwide? -- Is it morally acceptable to buy and sell organs for human transplantation? -- Were it physically safe, would human reproductive cloning be acceptable? -- Is the deliberately induced abortion of a human pregnancy ethically justifiable? -- Is it ethical to patent or copyright genes, embryos, or their parts? -- Should minors have the right to refuse treatment, even when against the will of their parents or guardians? -- Is physician-assisted suicide ever ethical? -- Should stem cell research utilizing embryonic tissue be conducted? -- Should we prohibit the use of chimpanzees and other great apes in biomedical research? -- Should the United States of America adopt universal health care? -- Is there a legitimate place for human genetic enhancement? -- Can there be agreement as to what constitutes human death? -- Is there ever a circumstance in which a doctor may withhold information? -- Should in vitro fertilization be an option for a woman? -- Are international clinical trials exploitative?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 1 Jan. 2013 - 31 Dec. 2013
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- 9781118328477 (online)
- 9781118328484 (online)
- 9781299712515 (online)