Bioethics: An Introduction to the History, Methods, and PracticeJones & 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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