Contemporary Bioethics: A Reader with Cases

by Jessica Pierce

Overview

Contemporary Bioethics: A Reader with Cases is the most cutting-edge bioethics anthology/casebook available. Incorporating introductions, readings, and cases that span the breadth of the discipline, this exceptional volume captures the spirit of bioethics as a rich, exciting, and continuously evolving field. Addressing all of the essential topics—including abortion, reproductive ethics, end-of-life care, research ethics, and the allocation of resources—it also moves beyond the "classic" approach of other books by extending into timely and provocative issues like terrorism, cosmetic surgery, immigration, genetic manipulations, links between first- and third-world health, and—unique to this book—environmental sustainability and climate change. In addition, Contemporary Bioethics is the only book of its kind that includes both philosophical and religious perspectives.

The text opens with a substantial introduction that presents key ethical principles, theories, and methods and shows students how to use these tools to frame and address ethical dilemmas in medicine. Covering the brief yet captivating history of the field, the introduction also considers the role of religion in the development of bioethics and examines differences between secular and religious modes of argumentation. Each of the seven topical chapters contains an in-depth introduction, a selection of concise readings representing a diverse range of moral perspectives (including feminist, religious, secular, and third-world), discussion questions, and a collection of full-length and provocative case studies that enable students to further explore the issues.

Ideal for introductory courses in bioethics and biomedical ethics, Contemporary Bioethics is supplemented by a Instructor's Manual on CD and a Companion Website containing resources for both students and professors, including chapter summaries, additional cases with discussion questions, ideas for further reading, vocabulary flashcards, self-quizzes, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900195313825
Publication date:	10/09/2009
Pages:	736
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.30(d)

Table of Contents

Chapters 2-8 open with an Introduction and include References and Further Reading, an Article List, and Discussion Questions for the Readings.Preface: Welcome to iContemporary Bioethics/iChapter 1. Bioethics: An Introduction to the DisciplineWhat Is Bioethics? Bioethics: Theory and MethodReligion and BioethicsBioethics Comes of Age: An Expanding Moral Framework and VocabularyReferences and Further ReadingChapter 2. Doctors and PatientsThe Profession of Medicine"I Swear by Apollo": On Taking the Hippocratic Oath," iHoward Markel/i"Hippocratic Oath, Modern Version," iLouis Lasagna/i"Principles of Medical Ethics," iAmerican Medical Association/i"Medical Professionalism in Society," iMatthew K. Wynia, Stephen R. Latham, Audiey C. Kao, Jessica W. Berg, and Linda L. Emanuel/iThe Obligations of Doctors to Their Patients"Fundamental Elements of the Patient-Physician Relationship," iAmerican Medical Association/i"Respect for Autonomy," iTom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress/i"The Meaning and Justification of Informed Consent," iTom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress/i"A Framework of Standards for Surrogate Decision Making," iTom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress/i"Truth Telling in Medicine: The Confucian View," iRuiping Fan and Benfu Li/i"Patient Confidentiality," iAmerican Medical Association/i"A Defense of Unqualified Medical Confidentiality," iKenneth Kipnis/iResponsibilities of Patients"Patient Responsibilities," iAmerican Medical Association/i"The Patient's Work," iLeonard C. Groopman, Franklin G. Miller, and Joseph J. Fins/i"Limits on Patient Responsibility," iMaureen Kelley/iDoctors and Society"Cosmetic Surgery and the Internal Morality of Medicine," iFranklin G. Miller, Howard Brody, and Kevin C. Chung/i"When Doctors Go to War," iM. Gregg Bloche and Jonathan H. Marks/iCasesThe White CoatCan a Killer Be a Doctor? Vaccine Skeptics Refuse to Inoculate ChildrenShould Medical Students Believe in Evolution? The Case of Professor DiniPillow AngelCollege Student Requests ModafinilChapter 3. At the End of LifeDefining Death"The Whole-Brain Concept of Death Remains Optimum Public Policy," iJames L. Bernat/i"The Conscience Clause": How Much Individual Choice in Defining Death Can Our Society Tolerate?, iRobert M. Veatch/iHow Much Treatment?"The Case for Mortality," iLeon R. Kass/i"Does Professional Autonomy Protect Medical Futility Judgments?" iEric Gampel/iRejecting Treatment"Autonomy, Wellbeing, and the Case of the Refusing Patient," iJ. Varelius/i"The Severely Demented, Minimally Functional Patient: An Ethical Analysis," iJohn D. Arras/i"Extreme Prematurity and Parental Rights After Baby Doe," iJohn A. Robertson/i"Has the Emphasis on Autonomy Gone Too Far?" Insights from Dostoevsky on Parental Decisionmaking in the NICU, iJohn J. Paris, Neil Graham, Michael D. Schreiber, and Michele Goodwin/i"Appropriate Use of Artificial Nutrition and Hydration": Fundamental Principles and Recommendations, iDavid Casarett, Jennifer Kapo, and Arthur Caplan/i"Assisted Nutrition and Hydration and the Catholic Tradition," iThomas A. Shannon and James J. Walter/iHastening Death"The Devil's Choice: Re-Thinking Law, Ethics, and Symptom Relief in Palliative Care," iRoger S. Magnusson/i"Voluntary Euthanasia": A Utilitarian Perspective, iPeter Singer/i"End of Life: The Buddhist View," iDamien Keown/i"Gender, Feminism, and Death": Physician-Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, iSusan M. Wolf/i"A Moral Defense of Oregon's Physician-Assisted Suicide Law," iMichael B. Gill/iCasesNot Dead Yet—Part INot Dead Yet—Part II (or There Is Cryonics in Baseball)Slow MedicineIs There Anybody in There? A Patient's Rights Act? The Limits of Patient Autonomy in IsraelThe Texas Advance Directives ActDon't Mess with Texas: Cancer, Custody, and KatieNot Dead Yet—Part IIIThe Groningen Protocol—Euthanasia for NewbornsA Friend in NeedChapter 4. At the Beginnings of LifeAbortion"A Defense of Abortion," iJudith Jarvis Thomson/i"Abortion and the Beginning and End of Human Life," iDon Marquis/i"Feminist Discourse on Sex Screening and Selective Abortion of Female Foetuses," iFarhat Moazam/i"Could Artificial Wombs End the Abortion Debate?" iChristopher Kaczor/i"The Limits of Conscientious Objection—May Pharmacists Refuse to Fill Prescriptions for Emergency Contraception?" iJulie Cantor and Ken Baum/iMaternal-Fetal Relations"Distinguishing Features of Women's Health Care," iMary B. Mahowald/i"A Realistic Approach to Maternal-Fetal Conflict," iDeborah Hornstra/iReproductive Technology"What Are Families For? Getting to an Ethics of Reproductive Technology," iThomas H. Murray/i"Whose Bodies? Which Selves?" Appeals to Embodiment in Assessments of Reproductive Technology, iPaul Lauritzen/i"Reproductive Gifts and Gift Giving: The Altruistic Woman," iJanice G. Raymond/i"Two Questions About Surrogacy and Exploitation," iAlan Wertheimer/iHuman Cloning"Preventing A iBrave New World/i: Why We Should Ban Cloning Now," iLeon R. Kass/i"Human Reproductive Cloning": A Look at the Arguments Against It and a Rejection of Most of Them, iRaanan Gillon/iCasesMeasure for MeasureWhere the Boys AreWhat's Plan C? Pharmacist Refusal to Distribute Plan BSafe in the Womb? McKnight v. South CarolinaAmber AlertA Person, No Matter How Small? Veto PowerSurrogacy Specialists of America (SSA)Free to Be Me (Again?)Chapter 5. Distributing and Procuring Health Care ResourcesAccess to Health Care"Justice, Health, and Healthcare," iNorman Daniels/i"Rights to Health Care, Social Justice, and Fairness in Health Care Allocations: Frustrations in the Face of Finitude," iH. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr./i"A Conservative Case for Universal Access to Health Care," iPaul Menzel and Donald W. Light/i"Illegal Immigrants, Health Care, and Social Responsibility," iJames Dwyer/iRationing"Should Physicians Be Gatekeepers of Medical Resources?" iMilton C. Weinstein/i"Rationing in the Intensive Care Unit," iRobert D. Truog, Dan W. Brock, Deborah J. Cook, Marion Danis, John M. Luce, Gordon Rubenfeld, and Mitchell Levy/iOrganizational Ethics"Justice and Managed Care": Four Principles for the Just Allocation of Health Care Resources," iEzekiel J. Emanuel/i"Fulfilling Institutional Responsibilities in Health Care: Organizational Ethics and the Role of Mission Discernment," iJohn A. Gallagher and Jerry Goodstein/iOrgan Transplantation"Responsibility, Alcoholism, and Liver Transplantation," iWalter Glannon/i"Recovery of Transplantable Organs After Cardiac or Circulatory Death: Transforming the Paradigm for the Ethics of Organ Donation," iJoseph L. Verheijde, Mohamed Y. Rady, and Joan McGregor/i"Why We Are Not Allowed to Sell That Which We Are Encouraged to Donate," iBarbro Björkman/i"Presumed Consent, Autonomy, and Organ Donation," iMichael B. Gill/i"An 'Opting in' Paradigm for Kidney Transplantation," iDavid Steinberg/iCasesThe Health of NationsThe "Commonhealth" of MassachusettsShould Illegal Immigrants Have Access to Health Care? Blue Cross Seeks Physician InformantsAge-Based RationingLiving the MissionEarly Harvest—Removing Organs After Cardiac DeathPresumed Consent and Organ DonationPat Summerall's New LiverMatchmakersChapter 6. Biomedical ResearchResearch on Human Subjects"The Nuremburg Code""The Belmont Report": Ethical Principles and Guidelines for the Protection of Human Subjects of Research, iThe National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research/i"Declaration of Helsinki": Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects, iWorld Medical Association/i"Making Research a Requirement of Treatment": Why We Should Sometimes Let Doctors Pressure Patients to Participate in Research, iDavid Orentlicher/i"Guinea-Pigging," iCarl Elliott/i"Justice and the Human Development Approach to International Research," iAlex John London/iStem Cell and Cloning Research"Monitoring Stem Cell Research": Introduction, iPresident's Council on Bioethics/i"Ethical Issues in Human Stem Cell Research": Vol. 3, Religious Perspectives, iNational Bioethics Advisory Commission/i"Research with Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Ethical Considerations," iGeron Ethics Advisory Board: Karen Lebacqz, Michael M. Mendiola, Ted Peters, Ernlé W.D. Young, and Laurie Zoloth-Dorfman/iAnimals as Research Subjects (or Objects)"The Ethics of Animal Research: What Are the Prospects for Agreement?" iDavid DeGrazia/i"International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals (1985)," iCouncil for International Organization of Medical Sciences/i"Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research," iNational Research Council/iCasesMedicare Requires Heart Patients to Enlist in ResearchEmpathic MiceOrphan DiseasesIn Defense of Animals (IDA) Urges NIH to Halt Animal Nicotine ExperimentsPharmacological Research on Pregnant WomenStem Cell Research—"Dead" Embryos? Dying Patients and the Right to Try Experimental DrugsSurgeon as Animal Rights WarriorGreat Ape Protection ActChapter 7. Genetics, Biotechnology, and Posthuman PossibilitiesTechnological Manipulations and Posthuman Futures"Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness: An Introduction," iPresident's Council on Bioethics/i"The Case Against Perfection: What's Wrong with Designer Children, Bionic Athletes, and Genetic Engineering," iMichael J. Sandel/i"Gene Therapies and the Pursuit of a Better Human," iSara Goering/i"Jewish Reflections on Genetic Enhancement," iJeffrey H. Burack/i"Transhumanist Values," iNick Bostrom/iManipulating the Mind"Treatment, Enhancement, and the Ethics of Neurotherapeutics," iPaul Root Wolpe/i"Memory and Happiness," iPresident's Council on Bioethics/iGenetics and Future Children"Genetic Dilemmas and the Child's Right to an Open Future," iDena S. Davis/i"Extending Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis: Medical and Non-Medical Uses," iJohn A. Robertson/iCasesDNAdirect.com: Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Genetic TestsPlaying God in the West, but Not in the EastMyriad Genetics and the BRCA-2 GeneMo MoneyConsumer EugenicsWilliams Syndrome and PGDBetter Brains Through "Chemistry"Therapeutic ForgettingSoul Catcher 2025Be More Than You Can BeChapter 8. The Environmental Turn in BioethicsRedefining Bioethics, Redefining Health"Health is Membership," iWendell Berry/i"Toward an Ecological View of Health: An Imperative for the Twenty-First Century," iTed Schettler/i"New Ways of Thinking About Bioethics," iJessica Pierce and Andrew Jameton/iHealth and the Environment"Global Environmental Change and Health:" Impacts, Inequalities, and the Health Sector, iA. J. McMichael, A. Nyong, and C. Corvalan/i"Embedded in Nature": Human Health and Biodiversity" iEric Chivian and Aaron S. Bernstein/iSustainable Health Care"Sustainable Health Care and Emerging Ethical Responsibilities," iAndrew Jameton and Jessica Pierce/i"Medicine After Oil": It Could Be Distributed a Lot More Democratically, iDaniel Bednarz/i"Deep Ecology and End-of-Life Care," iPaul Carrick/i"Declaration of Professional Responsibility": Medicine's Social Contract with Humanity, iAmerican Medical Association/i"Stewardship of the Environment: Policy H-135.973," iAmerican Medical Association/iCasesMalaria and DDTPhysicians and the Environmental ImperativePopulation ConnectionSustainable TrialsAsthma Inhalers and OzoneMussels on Prozac, Index