Bioethics : principles, issues, and cases / Lewis Vaughn.
By: Vaughn, Lewis [author.].
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, ©2023Edition: Fifth edition.Description: xv, 763 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780197609026.Subject(s): Medical ethics | Bioethics | Ethics, Medical | Éthique médicale | Bioethics | Medical ethicsGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | R724 .V38 2023 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000020301 |
Previous edition: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1. Principles and theories - 1. Moral reasoning in bioethics -- 2. Bioethics and moral theories -- Part 2. Medical professional and patient -- 3. Paternalism and patient autonomy -- 4. Truth-telling and confidentiality -- 5. Informed consent -- 6. Human research -- Part 3. Life and death -- 7. Abortion -- 8. Reproductive technology -- 9. Genetic choices -- 10. Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Part 4. Justice and health care - 11. Dividing up health care resources -- 12. Pandemic ethics -- 13. Race, racial bias, and health care -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Index.
"Bioethics : principles, issues, and cases" explores the philosophical, medical, social, and legal aspects of key bioethical issues. Opening with a thorough introduction to ethics, bioethics, and moral reasoning, it then covers influential moral theories and the criteria for evaluating them. Integrating eighty-seven readings--ten of them new to this edition--substantive introductions to each issue, numerous classic bioethical cases, and abundant pedagogical tools, this text addresses the most provocative and controversial topics in bioethics.