{"product_id":"contemporary-debates-in-bioethics-isbn-9781444337143","title":"Contemporary Debates in Bioethics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today's top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an engaging, debate-style format for accessibility to non-specialists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures general introductions to each topic that precede scholarly debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents the latest, cutting-edge thoughts on relevant bioethics ideas, arguments, and debates\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Notes on Contributors x  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Are There Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide? 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 There Are Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaryl Pullman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 There Are No Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKevin S. Decker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Decker 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Pullman 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Is It Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation? 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 It Is Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: Moral Puzzles and Policy Failures 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark J. Cherry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 It Is Not Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: A Very Poor Solution to a Very Pressing Problem 59\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur L. Caplan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Caplan 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Cherry 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Were It Physically Safe, Would Human Reproductive Cloning Be Acceptable? 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Be Acceptable 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatrien Devolder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Not Be Acceptable 89\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen E. Levick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Levick 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Devolder 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Is the Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Ethically Justifiable? 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Ethically Justifiable 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey Reiman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Not Ethically Justifiable 120\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon Marquis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Marquis 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Reiman 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5 Is It Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts? 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 It Is Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLawrence M. Sung\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Koepsell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Koepsell 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Sung 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6 Should a Child Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented? 167\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Child Should Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam J. Winslade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Child Should Not Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented 181\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine M. Brooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Brooks 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Winslade 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7 Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Ever Ethical? 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Ethical 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Lachs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Not Ethical 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatrick Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Lee 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Lachs 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 8 Should Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Be Conducted? 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Be Conducted 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJane Maienschein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Not Be Conducted 248\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBertha Alvarez Manninen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoint Reply 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 9 Should We Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research? 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 We Should Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJean Kazez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 We Should Not Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Cohen 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Kazez 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 10 Should the United States of America Adopt Universal Healthcare? 297\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The United States of America Should Adopt Universal Healthcare 303\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Geyman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The United States of America Should Not Adopt Universal Healthcare: Let’s Try Freedom Instead 314\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlen Whitman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Whitman 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Geyman 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 11 Is There a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement? 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 There Is a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement 343\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Agar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 There Is No Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement: The Slippery Slope to Genocide 353\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdwin Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Black 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Agar 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 12 Can There Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death? 369\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 There Can Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death 377\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames L. Bernat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 There Cannot Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death: Against Definitions, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, and Determinate Boundaries 388\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWinston Chiong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Chiong 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Bernat 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 13 Is There Ever a Circumstance in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information? 401\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 There Are Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom L. Beauchamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 There Are No Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information 418\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJason T. Eberl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Eberl 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Beauchamp 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 14 Should In Vitro Fertilization Be an Option for a Woman? 435\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 In Vitro Fertilization Should Be an Option for a Woman 441\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Purdy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 In Vitro Fertilization Should Not Be an Option for a Woman 451\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Tollefsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Tollefsen 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Purdy 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 15 Are International Clinical Trials Exploitative? 465\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Clinical Trials Are Inherently Exploitative: The Likelihood That They Are Is High 473\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJamie Carlin Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 International Clinical Trials Are Not Inherently Exploitative 485\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard J. Arneson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Arneson 495\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReply to Watson 498\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 501\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students.” \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 July 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur L. Caplan\u003c\/b\u003e is the Ors William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and Head of the Division of Bioethics at New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City. He is the author or editor of 30 books and more than 550 papers in refereed journals. His most recent books are \u003ci\u003eSmart Mice Not So Smart People\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) and the \u003ci\u003ePenn Guide to Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Arp\u003c\/b\u003e is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Philosophy of Biology\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), author of \u003ci\u003eScenario Visualization: An Evolutionary Account of Creative Problem Solving (2008), and co-editor of Information and Living Systems: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This outstanding volume brings the contemporary debates of bioethics to life. Thoughtful introductions to contextualize each topic combined with interactive debates result in an outstanding and unique resource.” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Magnus, Director, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I savor controversies and debates and this riveting new book has 15 great ones from the field of bioethics, debates that transcend academic disputes to engage the public, public intellectuals, and the Supreme Court on topics like assisted suicide, gene patenting, human cloning, and health reform.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Siegler, University of Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern advances in medicine and biology are accompanied by an increasingly complex swirl of ethical dilemmas and debates. \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e features a collection of divergent arguments contributed by today’s top bioethics scholars that focus on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century. After presenting highly accessible introductions to specific issues, chapters proceed to tackle each side of such topical concerns as international medical research, human cloning, markets in human organs, abortion, gene and embryo copyrighting, physician-assisted suicide, stem-cell research, primate research, biomedical enhancement, and more. Provocative and timely, \u003ci\u003eContemporary Debates in Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a variety of perspectives that allow readers at all levels to gain critical insights and a deeper understanding of some of the most controversial and important issues of our day.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This outstanding volume brings the contemporary debates of bioethics to life. Thoughtful introductions to contextualize each topic combined with interactive debates results in an outstanding and unique resource.” \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—David Magnus, Director, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I savor controversies and debates and this riveting new book has 15 great ones from the field of bioethics, debates that transcend academic disputes to engage the public, public intellectuals, and the Supreme Court on topics like assisted suicide, gene patenting, human cloning, and health reform.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e—Mark Siegler, University of Chicago\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988981530853,"sku":"NP9781444337143","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444337143.jpg?v=1761782303","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/contemporary-debates-in-bioethics-isbn-9781444337143","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}