Medical ethics : [electronic resource] : A very short introduction. Tony Hope.
Medical ethics is an area that has particular interest for the general public as well as for the medical practitioner, and issues concerning medical ethics seem to be constantly in the headlines. This short and accessible introduction provides an invaluable tool with which to think about theethical values that lie at the heart of medicine.Tony Hope deals with thorny moral issues, including euthanasia and the morality of killing. He also explores political questions, such as how we can make sure health care resources are distributed fairly. Each chapter in the book considers a different issue, for example, genetics, modernreproductive technologies, resource allocation, mental health, and medical research. Each section also discusses controversial questions such as: Who should have access to reproductive technology? Is it right to fund expensive drug treatment for individuals? Should treatment for mental illness beimposed on patients without their consent? Considering a wide range of questions of medical ethics, this Very Short Introduction will help to explain some of the confusing issues facing the field of medicine today.
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- ISBN: 9781666113570 (sound recording)
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (4 audio files) : digital
- Edition: Unabridged, 2.
- Publisher: Old Saybrook : Tantor Audio, 2021.
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General Note: | Unabridged, 2. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrator: Romy Nordlinger. |
System Details Note: | Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 115003 KB). |
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Subject: | Nonfiction. Ethics. Medical. |
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