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Biomedical Issues Biomedical Issues Abul Fadl Mohsin Ebrahim The book addresses the Muslim dilemma when confronted with some of the biotechnological innovations such as those relating to abortion, infertility, contraception, etc. Analyzing these issues under b… OL10218990W
Religious doctrine and medical practice Religious doctrine and medical practice Richard Thomas Barton Religion has evolved through the centuries in many directions and has taken myriad forms with a complete lack of uniformity. This book is written, therefore, to serve as a practical guide primarily f… OL10366013W
Death by decision Death by decision Wilson, Jerry, B. Surveys the attitudes toward and arguments for and against euthanasia and examines the key medical, legal, and moral issues involved, offering a guideline for medical and legal actions in cases invol… OL13409965W
Transplantation Ethics Transplantation Ethics Robert M. Veatch Although the history of organ transplant has its roots in ancient Christian mythology, it is only in the past fifty years that body parts from the deceased have successfully been procured and transpl… OL14849699W
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me) Elliot Aronson,Carol Tavris At some point we all make a bad decision, do something that harms another person, or cling to an outdated belief.  When we do, we strive to reduce the cognitive dissonance that results from feeling t… OL15014628W
Moral responsibility in prolonging life decisions Moral responsibility in prolonging life decisions Albert S. Moraczewski,Donald G. McCarthy This book has been prepared as a resource contribution to the Church's ministry to suffering and dying persons and to the healing and caring ministry of countless health care professionals. As chapte… OL15162754W
Thieves of virtue Thieves of virtue Tom Koch Bioethics emerged in the 1960s from a conviction that physicians and researchers needed the guidance of philosophers in handling the issues raised by technological advances in medicine. It blossomed … OL16564061W
Ethically impossible Ethically impossible United States. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues In response to a request by President Barak Obama on November 24, 2010, the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues oversaw a thorough fact-finding investigation into the specifics… OL17346571W
Abortion, medicine, and the law Abortion, medicine, and the law David F. Walbert An anthology of original and reprinted articles expressing views on all aspects of the subject of abortion. OL18251392W
Issues in sexual and medical ethics Issues in sexual and medical ethics Charles E. Curran the book gives some emphasis on sexual and medical ethics OL1979284W
Ethics in HIV-related psychotherapy Ethics in HIV-related psychotherapy Robert L. Barret A practical decision-making model for clinicians with ethical, moral and legal dilemmas with HIV positive patients. It discusses the risk of legal malpractice, and offers guidance on reducing this ri… OL20750549W
Challenging inequities in health Challenging inequities in health Timothy Evans This text provides a unique view of global inequities in health status and health sytems. Emphasizing socioeconomic conditions, it combines chapters on conceptual and measurement issues with case stu… OL20798354W
Euthanasia and the newborn Euthanasia and the newborn Richard C. McMillan,Stuart F. Spicker,H. Tristram Engelhardt Based on a symposium entitled "Conflicts with Newborns : Saving Lives, Scarce Resources, and Euthanasis," held May 10-12, 1984, at the Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Ga. OL22944159W
Éthique clinique Éthique clinique Antoine Payot,Annie Janvier "Peut-il être acceptable de mentir à un patient? Face à plusieurs interventions possibles, doit-on rester neutres, faire une recommandation, n'en offrir qu'une? Comment gérer les dilemmes éthiques qu… OL24199264W
Questions and answers in medical ethics Questions and answers in medical ethics Emma Searle Features clinical cases illustrating the key topics important in understanding Medical Ethics. Each case prompts candidates to decide upon the necessary investigations, set their own research objecti… OL25069472W
Choosing life or death Choosing life or death William J. Winslade Describes the legal, ethical, financial, medical, and emotional aspects of decisions involving the critically ill, and discusses living wills, kidney dialysis, handicapped newborns, organ transplants… OL2707754W
Medical Nemesis Medical Nemesis Ivan Illich "The medical establishment has become a major threat to health. The disabling impact of professional control over medicine has reached the proportions of an epidemic. Iatrogenesis, the name for this … OL2848845W
Begotten or made? Begotten or made? Oliver O'Donovan As I looked through evidence submitted by Christian bodies to the Warnock Committee, and compared them with writings from other Christian sources in the last quarter-century, it seemed to me that a c… OL2984892W
Physicians, law and ethics Physicians, law and ethics Carleton B. Chapman "Since the days of Ancient Greece, the question of ethics in medicine has been one of continued debate. The Hippocratic oath, and subsequent professional codes, have seemingly spelled out the relatio… OL3644350W
Islamic biomedical ethics Islamic biomedical ethics Abdulaziz Abdulhussein Sachedina From the Publisher : Biomedical ethics is a burgeoning academic field with complex and far-reaching consequences. Whereas in Western secular bioethics this subject falls within larger ethical theorie… OL4979737W
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