Bioethics: An Introduction to the History, Methods, and Practice

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2007 - 545 pages
Bioethics: An Introduction To The History, Methods, And Practice Is One Of The Only Texts To Cover The History, Methodology, And Practice Of Bioethics. The Text Is Broken Into Three Sections. The First Addresses The History Of Bioethics, Explaining Its Emergence As Discipline And Discourse. The Second Looks Carefully At Ethical Reasoning And The Justification Of Moral Beliefs, And The Final Section Asks Students To Turn A Critical Eye To The Topics Of Bioethics, Including Ethical Issues That Arise At The Beginning And End Of Life. Bioethics Is Ideal For Both Graduate Students And Professional Students In Law, Medicine, Nursing Or Other Health-Related Fields Who Will Face Bioethical Issues In Future Careers.
 

Contents

A History of Bioethics as Discipline and Discourse
3
The Emergence of Bioethics as Discipline
17
The Dilemma of Modern Medicine
57
Active and Passive Euthanasia
64
In the Matter of Karen Quinlan
70
Cultural Assumptions in the History of Bioethics
81
Dimensions
99
The Challenge of Ethical Relativism
111
Latest Battle over
232
Ethics Consultation
245
What Ethics Committees
256
A National Survey
263
Cultural Assumptions in Bioethical Methods
279
Bioethics and Human Rights in the Global Era
293
Ethical Topics at the Beginning of Life
323
Reproductive Technologies
350

James Rachels
118
The Methods of Philosophy Casuistry
132
Principles of Biomedical Ethics Selection
147
A Critique of Principlism
153
Casuistry
164
Casuistry and Clinical Ethics
171
Two Different Approaches to Contextual
183
Nice Story But So What? Narrative and Justification in Ethics
206
The Challenge of Using Methods in Clinical
226
The Presumptive Primacy of Procreative Liberty
358
Feminist Ethics and In Vitro Fertilization
369
Genetics and Reproduction
382
Reproductive Freedom and the Prevention of Harm
390
Ethical Topics at the End of Life
400
Natural Death Act
427
Eighth Annual Report on Oregons Death With Dignity Act
457
Cultural Assumptions in the Practice of Bioethics
503
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