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This anthology represents all major points of view on the central topics in bioethics. It contains current essays and actual medical and legal cases written by outstanding scholars from around the globe. The book provides readers with diverse views from many standpoints, including medical researchers and practitioners, legal experts, and philosophers.
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Readings give students and faculty a sense of the cutting edge of contemporary ethical discussion and debate. Material is presented in sections on ethical theory and bioethics, patient-professional relationships, the beginning and end of life, access to health care, biomedical research and technology, and public health. This edition reflects current changes in the bioethics field and assumes a more global perspective, with material on ethical dilemmas arising in Africa, Asia, and Europe, as well as the US and Canada. Seventy-five of 124 selections in the edition are new. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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