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Contemporary debates in bioethics /

1444337130 (cloth : alk. paper)

1444337149 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9781444337136 (cloth : alk. paper)

9781444337143 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Contemporary debates in bioethics /

[Book]

edited by Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp

Malden, MA :

Wiley Blackwell,

2014

xiii, 521 p. :

ill. ;

25 cm

Contemporary debates in philosophy ;

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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This volume features a collection of arguments contributed by many of today's top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. Written in a debate-style format for accessibility to non-specialists, it features general introductions to each topic that precede scholarly debates, and presents the latest, cutting-edge thoughts on relevant bioethics ideas, arguments, and debates. -- From publisher's website

Medical ethics

Bioethical Issues

Biomedical Research-- ethics

Genetic Enhancement-- ethics

Patient Rights-- ethics

Reproductive Techniques-- ethics

Arp, Robert

Caplan, Arthur L

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