Biomedical Ethics Reviews · 1987

✍ Scribed by Barry Hoffmaster, Sarah Bachrach (auth.), James M. Humber, Robert F. Almeder (eds.)

• Publisher: Humana Press
• Year: 1988
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 184
• Series: Biomedical Ethics Reviews
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Biomedical Ethics Reviews • 1987 is the fifth volume in a series of texts designed to review and update the literature on issues of central importance in bioethics today. Three topics are discussed in the present volume: (1) Prescribing Drugs for the Aged and Dying; (2) Animals as a Source of Human Transplant Organs, and (3) The Nurse's Role: Rights and Responsibilities. Each topic constitutes a separate sec­ tion in our text; introductory essays briefly summarize the contents of each section. Bioethics is, by its nature, interdisciplinary in character. Recognizing this fact, the authors represented in the present volume have made every effort to minimize the use of techni­ cal jargon. At the same time, we believe the purpose of pro­ viding a review of the recent literature, as well as of advancing bioethical discussion, is admirably served by the pieces col­ lected herein. We look forward to the next volume in our series, and very much hope the reader will also.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-4
Ethical Issues in Prescribing Drugs for the Aged and the Dying....Pages 5-29
Prescribing Drugs for the Aged and Dying....Pages 31-57
Front Matter....Pages 59-63
The Rights and Wrongs of Animal Use for Human Organ Transplant....Pages 65-87
Animal Parts, Human Wholes....Pages 89-107
Animals as a Source of Human Transplant Organs....Pages 109-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-144
The Nurse’s Role....Pages 145-155
The Legacy of Baby Doe....Pages 157-178
Back Matter....Pages 179-185

✦ Subjects

Theory of Medicine/Bioethics