Bioethics for Beginners
60 Cases and Cautions from the Moral Frontier of Healthcare
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How far is too far? 60 cases illustrating modern bioethicaldilemmas
Bioethics for Beginners maps the giant dilemmas posed bynew technologies and medical choices, using 60 cases taken from ourheadlines, and from the worlds of medicine and science. Thiseminently readable book takes it one case at a time, shedding lighton the social, economic and legal side of 21st century medicinewhile giving the reader an informed basis on which to answerpersonal, practical questions. Unlocking the debate behind theheadlines, this book combines clear thinking with the very latestin science and medicine, enabling readers to decide for themselvesexactly what the scientific future should hold.
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Glenn McGee
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Bioethics & Medical Ethics Bioethik Bioethik, Medizinethik Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen / Recht u. Ethik Health & Social Care Law & Ethics in Health & Social Care Medical Law & Ethics Medical Science Medizin Medizinrecht u. Ethik Philosophie Philosophy
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Glenn McGee constantly breathes life into bioethics by ferretingout the interesting, the unusual, and the important ethicalissues. Bioethics for Beginners is a brilliantintroduction to the ethical issues that make science reallyinteresting, and a masterfully written read that combinesscholarship, humor and humility.
-Chris Mooney, author, The Republican War on Science andThe Republican Brain
In a concise and matter-of-fact fashion, McGee stacks explosiveissue upon explosive issue, from abhorrent clinical trials to theradical research that undermines our sense of humanity. Anessential guide to the bioethics powder keg.
-Richard Gallagher, Editor-in-Chief at Lives: New Answers forGlobal Health and co-founder of Hopeful MonsterPublishing
With its approachable style and diverse content, Bioethics forBeginners is proof that bioethics is neither stale nor reservedfor the ivory towers of academia.
- Nathan A. Kottkamp, Founder, National Healthcare Decisions Day;Partner, McGuireWoods, LLP
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