| Description |
264 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
A concept of ethics -- General problems in application -- The doctor-patient relationship -- The right of self-determination -- Suicide -- Abortion -- The tragic newborn -- Euthanasia -- Human experimentation -- The ethics of medical triage : allocation and rationing of health care -- Appendix A : Discussion of mastery -- Appendix B : Discussion of privacy -- Appendix C : Example of durable power of attorney -- Appendix D : Recommendations regarding fetal research -- Appendix E : The Belmont Report of the National Commission for the protection of human subjects of biomedical and behavioral research -- Appendix F : The foundation of human rights. |
| Note |
Originally published under title: Easier said than done, Prometheus Books, 1992. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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| Added Title |
Easier said than done
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| ISBN |
1573920738 paperback alkaline paper |
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