Contemporary debates in bioethics /

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Other Authors: Caplan, Arthur L., Arp, Robert
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2014.
Series:Contemporary debates in philosophy ; 13.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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 a child have the right to refuse medical treatment to which the child's parents or guardians have consented?
  • 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?