| Edition |
Thirteenth edition. |
| Description |
xxx, 338 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series |
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Taking sides series |
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Taking sides.
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McGraw-Hill contemporary learning series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Is informed consent still central to medical ethics? -- Should truth-telling depend on the patient's culture? -- Does direct-to-consumer drug advertising enhance patient choice? -- Have advance directives failed? -- Do standard medical ethics apply in disaster conditions? -- Should physicians be allowed to assist in patient suicide? -- Should doctors be able to refuse demands for "futile" treatment? -- Is abortion immoral? -- Should a pregnant woman be punished for exposing her fetus to risk? -- Should adolescents be allowed to make their own life-and-death decisions? -- Is it ethical to use steroids and surgery to stunt disabled children's growth? -- Should vaccination for HPV be mandated for teenage girls? -- Is genetic enhancement an unacceptable use of technology? -- Are experiments that combine animal and human genes ethical? -- Should prisoners be allowed to participate in research? -- Should new drugs be given to patients outside clinical trials? -- Does military necessity override medical ethics? -- Should performance-enhancing drugs be banned from sports? -- Is it ethical to remove patients' hearts for transplantation immediately after cardiac death? -- Should pharmacists be allowed to deny prescriptions on grounds of conscience? -- Should public health override powers over individual liberty in combatting bioterrorism? |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Bioethics.
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Bioethics.
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Ethics, Medical.
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| Added Author |
Levine, Carol, 1934-
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| Added Title |
Clashing views on bioethical issues |
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Clashing views on controversial bioethical issues |
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Bioethical issues |
| ISBN |
9780073545660 |
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007354566X |
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