the promises and perils of the brave new world of biotechnology /
First Statement of Responsibility
Barry R. Schaller ; foreword by Todd Brewster.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 241 pages ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The context of bioethics, law, and society -- The legal landscape of human research litigation -- Better off dead? can judges be metaphysicians? -- Body parts : allocating organs -- Stem cells : promise and politics -- Boundaries at the end of life : the strange case of Terri Schiavo -- New frontiers.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Examines the influence of biotechnology and biomedicine on daily life and public policy, and discusses the legal system's involvement in the resolution of ethical concerns raced by biomedical advances.