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| Title: | Case studies in biomedical ethics : decision-making, principles, and cases / |
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| Database Name: | WorldCat |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert M Veatch; Amy Marie Haddad; Dan C English |
| ISBN: | 9780195309720 (alk. paper); 0195309723 (alk. paper) |
| Notes: | Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index. Content: A model for ethical problem solving -- Values in health and illness -- What is the source of moral judgments? -- Benefiting the patient and others : the duty to do good and avoid harm -- Justice : the allocation of health resources -- Autonomy -- Veracity : honesty with patients -- Fidelity : promise-keeping, loyalty to patients, and impaired professionals -- Avoidance of killing -- Abortion, sterilization, and contraception -- Genetics, birth, and the biological revolution -- Mental health and behavior control -- Confidentiality : ethical disclosure of medical information -- Organ transplants -- Health insurance, health system planning, and rationing -- Experimentation on human subjects -- Consent and the right to refuse treatment -- Death and dying. |
| Description: | xxiv, 456 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | A model for ethical problem solving -- Values in health and illness -- What is the source of moral judgments? -- Benefiting the patient and others : the duty to do good and avoid harm -- Justice : the allocation of health resources -- Autonomy -- Veracity : honesty with patients -- Fidelity : promise-keeping, loyalty to patients, and impaired professionals -- Avoidance of killing -- Abortion, sterilization, and contraception -- Genetics, birth, and the biological revolution -- Mental health and behavior control -- Confidentiality : ethical disclosure of medical information -- Organ transplants -- Health insurance, health system planning, and rationing -- Experimentation on human subjects -- Consent and the right to refuse treatment -- Death and dying. |
| Responsibility: | Robert M. Veatch, Amy M. Haddad, Dan C. English. |
| Genre/Form: |
Case studies. Case Reports. |
| Year: | 2010. |
| Publisher: | New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Standard Numbers: | LCCN: 2008052687; National Library: 101490893 |
| Class Descriptors: | LC Class No.: R724; Dewey No.: 174.2 |
| OCLC No.: | 280353410 |
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