Biomedical ethics
By: [edited by] Thomas A. Mappes, David DeGrazia.
Contributors: Mappes, Thomas A.; DeGrazia, David.
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 723
Subjects: Medical ethics; Bioethics; Bioethics; Ethics, Medical
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: General introduction; title: The physician-patient relationship; title: Hospitals, nurses, families, and medical confidentiality; title: Human and animal research; title: Death and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment; title: Suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and active euthanasia; title: Abortion and research on embryonic stem cells; title: Genetics and human reproduction; title: Social justice and health-care policy.