A Primer for Health Care Ethics
Subtitle: Essays for a Pluralistic Society
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: October 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 323
ISBN-13: 9780878408023
Subjects: Medical Ethics; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Ethics; Case studies
First sentence: Ethics is the discipline or science by which we determine which human actions are good and which are bad.
Description: "From Harry and Louise through the McCaughey septuplets, this book explains stories and issues in health care ethics that have appeared in the news media. This second edition contains extensive new material and new topics, including physician-assisted suicide, managed care, organ donation, genetic testing, cloning, and the question of futility. Aimed at a wide audience, this book will also be useful for introductory ethics courses in colleges and high schools."--Jacket.