Medical ethics : accounts of ground-breaking cases / Gregory E. Pence.
| Author/creator | Pence, Gregory E. |
| Other author | Pence, Gregory E. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 6th ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : McGraw-Hill, ©2011. |
| Description | xxi, 353, N-26, I-14 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Requests to die : Elizabeth Bouvia and Larry McAfee -- Comas : Karen Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan, and Terri Schiavo -- Physician-assisted dying : new frontiers -- Abortion : the trial of Kenneth Edelin -- Assisted reproduction, multiple births, and elderly parents--time to regulate? -- Embryos, stem cells, and cloning -- The ethics of treating impaired babies -- Can medical research on animals be justified? : the Gennarelli and Taub cases -- Research on human subjects -- Surgeons' desire for fame : the ethics of the first heart, hand, and face transplants -- Allocation of artificial and transplantable organs : the God Committee and live donors -- Using one baby for another : babies Fae, Gabriel, and Theresa, and conjoined twins -- Involuntary psychiatric commitment : the case of Joyce Brown -- Testing in advance for genetic disease -- Preventing the global spread of Aids -- Medicine and inequality -- David Reimer : the "John/Joan case" -- Ethical theories and bioethics. |
| Local note | Laupus-WCP |
| General note | Previously published in 2008 under title: Classic cases in medical ethics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2010002490 |
| ISBN | 9780073407494 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0073407496 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | W 50 P397M 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |