Bioethics for beginners: 60 Cases and Cautions from the Moral Frontier of Healthcare

✍ Scribed by Glenn McGee(auth.)

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 181
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

How far is too far? 60 cases illustrating modern bioethical dilemmas

Bioethics for Beginners maps the giant dilemmas posed by new technologies and medical choices, using 60 cases taken from our headlines, and from the worlds of medicine and science. This eminently readable book takes it one case at a time, shedding light on the social, economic and legal side of 21st century medicine while giving the reader an informed basis on which to answer personal, practical questions. Unlocking the debate behind the headlines, this book combines clear thinking with the very latest in science and medicine, enabling readers to decide for themselves exactly what the scientific future should hold.

 

Content:
Chapter One Tip?Toe when Walking on the Bleeding Edge (pages 1–16):
Chapter Two Everybody Lies (pages 17–33):
Chapter Three The Genome Isn't What It Used to Be (pages 34–39):
Chapter Four Reproduce at Your Own Peril (pages 40–56):
Chapter Five Don't Sweat the Nano?Sized Stuff (pages 57–68):
Chapter Six The State Will Protect Your Health Right Up Until It Doesn't (pages 69–85):
Chapter Seven “Do No Harm” Has Become “Care for Yourself” (pages 86–97):
Chapter Eight You Aren't Dead Until Someone Tells You So (pages 98–109):
Chapter Nine Eat Only Food for Thought (pages 110–116):
Chapter Ten Beware of Ideologues and Demagogues (pages 117–145):