Medical Ethics

A Meditation On Euthanasia, Addressing Issues Of Pain And Death That Are Primarily Medical In Nature; Discussing Differing Beliefs About The Existence Or No...

One Of The World's Premiere Cancer Researchers Reveals An Urgent Philosophy On The Little-known Principles That Govern Medicine--and How Understanding These...

In This Fresh And Comprehensive Introduction To Animal Ethics, Lori Gruen Weaves Together Poignant And Provocative Case Studies With Discussions Of Ethical ...

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet...

the Father Of Cognitive Neuroscience And Author Of human Offers A Provocative Argument Against The Common Belief That Our Lives Are Wholly Determined By Ph...

Designed to provide learners with a foundation in medical law and ethics, this book uses case studies from actual legal procedures to illustrate key points ...

One of the most challenging tasks facing clinicians today is the assessment of patients' capacities to consent to treatment. The protection of a patient's...

For years, speculation has been mounting among lawyers, church leaders, social scientists, and the general public over the question of prolongation of life ...

Biomedical Ethics: A Canadian Focus, second edition, is an anthology of classic and contemporary readings designed to introduce students to the main debates...

This Comprehensive And Much-needed Resource Helps Health Care Ethicists To Meet The Demand Of Challenges Such As Managed Care, Medical Technology, And Patie...

Margaret Pabst Battin has established a reputation as one of the top philosophers working in bioethics today. This work is a sequel to Battin's 1994 volume...

Every day bioethical conflicts arise in Canadian hospitals and courtrooms; they are debated in newspaper columns and argued in private. This updated edition...