Chichester, West Sussex Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
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Part of the series Contemporary debates in philosophy 13;Contemporary debates in philosophy 13.
Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- There Are Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide / Daryl Pullman — There Are No Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide / Kevin S. Decker — It Is Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: Moral Puzzles and Policy Failures / Mark J. Cherry — It Is Not Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: A Very Poor Solution to a Very Pressing Problem / Arthur L. Caplan — Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Be Acceptable / Katrien Devolder — Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Not Be Acceptable / Stephen E. Levick — The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Ethically Justifiable / Jeffrey Reiman — The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Not Ethically Justifiable / Don Marquis — It Is Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts / Lawrence M. Sung — It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts / David Koepsell — The Child Should Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented / William J. Winslade — The Child Should Not Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented / Catherine M. Brooks — Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Ethical / John Lachs — Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Not Ethical / Patrick Lee — Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Be Conducted / Jane Maienschein — Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Not Be Conducted / Bertha Alvarez Manninen — We Should Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research / Jean Kazez — We Should Not Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research / Carl Cohen — The United States of America Should Adopt Universal Healthcare / John Geyman — The United States of America Should Not Adopt Universal Healthca
- 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.
Subjects:
- Medical ethics.
- Bioethical Issues.
- Biomedical Research — ethics.
- Genetic Enhancement — ethics.
- Patient Rights — ethics.
- Reproductive Techniques — ethics.
Requested by Kurpiers, R.