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Primer for Health Care Ethics : Essays for a Pluralistic Society, Second Edition by Kevin D. O'Rourke (2000, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGeorgetown University Press
ISBN-100878408029
ISBN-139780878408023
eBay Product ID (ePID)1696108
Product Key Features
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NamePrimer for Health Care Ethics : Essays for a Pluralistic Society, Second Edition
Publication Year2000
SubjectEthics
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorKevin D. O'rourke
Subject AreaMedical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-025273
Reviews"Mak[es] complex ethical principles and cases understandable to the medical professional and layperson alike." -- Health Progress
TitleLeadingA
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Principles and Core Values 2. Informed Consent: Personal and Proxy 3. Use and Removal of Life Support 4. Genetics 5. Organ Donation 6. Research 7. Suicide and Physician-Assisted Suicide 8. Managed Care 9. Artificial Generation 10. Special Questions
SynopsisFrom Harry and Louise through the McCaughey septuplets, this book explains stories and issues in health care ethics that have appeared in the news media. It outlines and applies principles of justice from the Catholic tradition to contemporary problems that increasingly affect us., From Harry and Louise through the McCaughey septuplets, this book explains stories and issues in health care ethics that have appeared in the news media. This second edition contains extensive new material and new topics, including physician-assisted suicide, managed care, organ donation, genetic testing, cloning, and the question of futility. Aimed at a wide audience, this book will also be useful for introductory ethics courses in colleges and high schools., From Harry and Louise through the McCaughey septuplets, this book explains stories and issues in health care ethics that have appeared in the news media. Written for the general reader in a pluralistic society, it outlines and applies principles of justice from the Catholic tradition to contemporary problems that increasingly affect us all. This second edition contains extensive new material and new topics, including physician-assisted suicide, managed care, organ donation, genetic testing, cloning, and the question of futility. Aimed at a wide audience, this book will also be useful for introductory ethics courses in colleges and high schools.
LC Classification NumberR724.D3826 2000
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