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Medical ethics : a very short introduction / Tony Hope.
"In this Very Short Introduction, Tony Hope deals with a range of thorny moral questions, some of which are age-old, like euthanasia and the morality of killing, and others of which have arisen with recent advances in medical technology." "Tony Hope also explores political questions, discussing how health-care resources can be fairly allocated, and addressing controversial problems such as: Should treatment for mental illness be imposed on patients without their consent? Should post-menopausal women have access to assisted reproduction technologies? And who should have the right to access information from genetic testing?"--Jacket.
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- ISBN: 0192802828
- ISBN: 9780192802828
- Physical Description: 152 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, ©2004.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-144) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | On why medical ethics is exciting -- Euthanasia: good medical practice, or murder? -- Why undervaluing 'statistical' people costs lives -- People who don't exist, at least not yet -- A tool-box for reasoning -- Inconsistencies about madness -- How modern genetics is testing traditional confidentiality -- Is medical research the new imperialism? -- Family medicine meets the House of Lords. |
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| Subject: | Medical ethics. Ethics, Medical > Case Reports. Bioethical Issues > Case Reports. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | R 724 .H674 2004 | 30775305480148 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Medical Ethics: a Very Short Introduction
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Medical Ethics: a Very Short Introduction
Issues in medical ethics are rarely out of the media and it is an area of ethics that has particular interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. This short and accessible introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about the ethical values that lie at the heart of medicine. Tony Hope deals with the thorny moral questions such as euthanasia and the morality of killing, and also explores political questions such as: how should health care resources be distributed fairly? Each chapter in this book considers a different issue: genetics, modern reproductive technologies, resource allocation, mental health, medical research, and discusses controversial questions such as:· Who should have access to reproductive technology? Who should pay?· Is it right to fund expensive drug treatment for individuals?· Should active euthanasia be legalized?· Should treatment for mental illness be imposed on patients without their consent?· Who should have access to information from genetic testing?· Should we require consent for the use of dead bodies or organs in medical research?
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