The logic and legitimacy of American bioethics
By: Mary R. Leinhos.
Publisher: Cambria Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Youngstown, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9781604975079
Subjects: Medical ethics -- United States; Bioethics -- United States; Medical ethics -- Study and teaching -- United States; Bioethics -- Study and teaching -- United States; Bioethics -- United States; Academies and Institutes -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Establishment of an academic bioethics center: entrepreneurs of ethics; title: The academic bioethics jurisdiction: a strained dialogue among disciplines; title: Master's degree programs in bioethics: a growing franchise; title: Liability as legitimacy: the emerging professional jurisdiction of bioethics in the legal arena; title: Bioethics in public policy: the National Bioethics Advisory Commission & the stem cell research debate; title: Conclusion.