Contemporary debates in bioethics

Contemporary debates in bioethics [electronic resource] / edited by Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp. - Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014. - xiii, 521 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 13. . - Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 13. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Are there universal ethical principles that should govern the conduct of medicine and research worldwide? -- Is it morally acceptable to buy and sell organs for human transplantation? -- Were it physically safe, would human reproductive cloning be acceptable? -- Is the deliberately induced abortion of a human pregnancy ethically justifiable? -- Is it ethical to patent or copyright genes, embryos, or their parts? -- Should minors have the right to refuse treatment, even when against the will of their parents or guardians? -- Is physician-assisted suicide ever ethical? -- Should stem cell research utilizing embryonic tissue be conducted? -- Should we prohibit the use of chimpanzees and other great apes in biomedical research? -- Should the United States of America adopt universal health care? -- Is there a legitimate place for human genetic enhancement? -- Can there be agreement as to what constitutes human death? -- Is there ever a circumstance in which a doctor may withhold information? -- Should in vitro fertilization be an option for a woman? -- Are international clinical trials exploitative?


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Medical ethics.

Bioethical Issues. Biomedical Research Genetic Enhancement Patient Rights Reproductive Techniques

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