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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
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Aronson,Carol Tavris At some point we all make a bad decision, do something that harms another person, or cling to an outdated belief.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
Who lives, who dies, who decides? Who lives, who dies, who decides? Sheldon Ekland-Olson "Issues of life and death such as abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment, and others are among the most contentious in many societies. Whose rights are protected? How do these rights and prot… OL16176416W
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
The Nazi doctors and the Nuremberg Code The Nazi doctors and the Nuremberg Code George J. Annas,Michael A. Grodin Completely unable to access the book a second time I wanted to continue. Third mult times with no success. Attention needs to be given because on line access has become impossible for me. Was very in… OL19215274W
Legal and ethical aspects of treating critically and terminally ill patients Legal and ethical aspects of treating critically and terminally ill patients J. Douglas Peters,A. Edward Doudera Papers derived from 4 conferences sponsored by the American Society of Law and Medicine, and held in Detroit (Nov. 1979), Los Angeles (Apr. 1980), Minneapolis (May 1980), and Chicago (Oct. 1980). OL19447830W
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
Taking Sides Taking Sides Gregory E. Kaebnick This series presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with Learning… OL21106001W
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
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
Playing God in the nursery Playing God in the nursery Jeff Lyon An outgrowth of a series of articles written for the Chicago tribune in 1983. OL3126303W
The Nazi Doctors The Nazi Doctors Robert Jay Lifton **The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide** was written by Robert Jay Lifton and published in 1986, analyzing the role of German doctors in carrying out a genocide. In the wo… OL31311W
Principles of biomedical ethics Principles of biomedical ethics Tom L. Beauchamp This book offers a systematic analysis of the moral principles that should apply to biomedicine. We understand "biomedical ethics" as one type of applied ethics. In our discussions of ethical theory … OL3930967W
The semi-artificial man The semi-artificial man Harold M. Schmeck It is the purpose of this book to give the reader a glimpse of certain fields of medical research that seem both exciting at present and portentous for the future. The chapters that follow pursue two… OL4442425W
The Prayer of Faith The Prayer of Faith Leonard Boase This is one of the most accessible books on prayer I have ever read. Even now I have finished it I still don't know exactly why that is except perhaps the humility and holiness of the author. Cert… OL5472671W
Bioethics in America Bioethics in America M. L. Tina Stevens "In Bioethics in America, Tina Stevens challenges the view that the origins of the bioethics movement can be found in the 1960s, a decade mounting challenges to all variety of authority. Instead, Ste… OL8396601W
Doctors From Hell Doctors From Hell Vivien Spitz A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice, told for the first time by an eyewitness court reporter for the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Nazi doctors. This is the account of 22 men and… OL8981552W
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