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This new text offers the perspectives necessary for a comprehensive and objective critique of the health care establishment. By including diverse perspectives, students obtain a more accurate sense of the issues and the ethical considerations in a pluralistic society that values justice in its health systems.
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This reader reflects the editors' efforts to include both classic articles and less-known material, with an emphasis on issues of race, gender, and class, and a focus on social justice. About 100 selections reprinted from a wide range of sources discuss various aspects of social constructions of health, rights and obligations in health care, medical experimentation, death and dying, abortion, reproductive technology and surrogacy, and genetics and cloning. Editors Teays (Mount St. Mary's College) and Purdy (U. of Toronto) provide introductions to each section, case study exercises, and web references. The collection is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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