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BL
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643637
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Contemporary debates in bioethics /\ edited by Arthur L. Caplan and Robert Arp
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, West Sussex ;Malden, MA :: Wiley Blackwell,, 2014
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary debates in philosophy ;; 13
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xiii, 521 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9781444337136 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 1444337130 (cloth : alk. paper)
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: 9781444337143 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 1444337149 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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This volume features a collection of arguments contributed by many of today's top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. Written in a debate-style format for accessibility to non-specialists, it features general introductions to each topic that precede scholarly debates, and presents the latest, cutting-edge thoughts on relevant bioethics ideas, arguments, and debates. -- From publisher's website
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Medical ethics
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Bioethical Issues
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Biomedical Research-- ethics
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Genetic Enhancement-- ethics
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Patient Rights-- ethics
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Reproductive Techniques-- ethics
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| Dewey Classification
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174.2
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R724.C663 2014
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R724.C663 2014
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2013 K-268
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WB 60
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Caplan, Arthur L
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Arp, Robert
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