Bioethics for Beginners (eBook)

60 Cases and Cautions from the Moral Frontier of Healthcare

Glenn McGee (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2012 | 1. Auflage
192 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-118-25464-6 (ISBN)

Infos

How far is too far? 60 cases illustrating modern bioethical
dilemmas

Bioethics for Beginners maps the giant dilemmas posed by
new technologies and medical choices, using 60 cases taken from our
headlines, and from the worlds of medicine and science. This
eminently readable book takes it one case at a time, shedding light
on the social, economic and legal side of 21st century medicine
while giving the reader an informed basis on which to answer
personal, practical questions. Unlocking the debate behind the
headlines, this book combines clear thinking with the very latest
in science and medicine, enabling readers to decide for themselves
exactly what the scientific future should hold.

Autor

Dr. Glenn McGee is President of the Division of Research Ethics at Celltex Therapeutics, a stem cell research company in Houston, Texas. He held two successive endowed chairs in bioethics after serving for a decade as professor at the University of Pennsylvania Department of Medical Ethics. He is the founding editor of The American Journal of Bioethics and a leading authority on ethical issues in science and medicine. McGee has been a columnist for The Scientist, New York Times News Service, and MSNBC, and a frequent guest and commentator for National Public Radio, CNN, Fox, CBS, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Oprah, among others. McGee's books include The Perfect Baby (2nd edn., 2000), The Human Cloning Debate (with A. Caplan, 4th edn., 2004), and the best-selling Beyond Genetics: The User's Guide to DNA (2004). In addition, he has authored hundreds of scholarly papers about ethical, legal, and social issues in medicine.

Rezensionen

Glenn McGee constantly breathes life into bioethics by ferreting
out the interesting, the unusual, and the important ethical
issues. Bioethics for Beginners is a brilliant
introduction to the ethical issues that make science really
interesting, and a masterfully written read that combines
scholarship, humor and humility.

-Chris Mooney, author, The Republican War on Science and
The Republican Brain

In a concise and matter-of-fact fashion, McGee stacks explosive
issue upon explosive issue, from abhorrent clinical trials to the
radical research that undermines our sense of humanity. An
essential guide to the bioethics powder keg.

-Richard Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief at Lives: New Answers for
Global Health and co-founder of Hopeful Monster
Publishing

With its approachable style and diverse content, Bioethics for
Beginners is proof that bioethics is neither stale nor reserved
for the ivory towers of academia.

- Nathan A. Kottkamp, Founder, National Healthcare Decisions Day;
Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.2.2012
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Schlagworte: Bioethics & Medical Ethics • Bioethik • Bioethik, Medizinethik • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen • Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen / Recht u. Ethik • Health & Social Care • Law & Ethics in Health & Social Care • Medical Law & Ethics • Medical Science • Medizin • Medizinrecht u. Ethik • Philosophie • Philosophy
• ISBN-10: 1-118-25464-3 / 1118254643
• ISBN-13: 978-1-118-25464-6 / 9781118254646