{"product_id":"principles-of-health-care-ethics-isbn-9780470027134","title":"Principles of Health Care Ethics","description":"Edited by four leading members of the new generation of medical and healthcare ethicists working in the UK, respected worldwide for their work in medical ethics, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Health Care Ethics, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a standard resource for students, professionals, and academics wishing to understand current and future issues in healthcare ethics.  \u003cp\u003eWith a distinguished international panel of contributors working at the leading edge of academia, this volume presents a comprehensive guide to the field, with state of the art introductions to the wide range of topics in modern healthcare ethics, from consent to human rights, from utilitarianism to feminism, from the doctor-patient relationship to xenotransplantation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is the Second Edition of the highly successful work edited by Professor Raanan Gillon, Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics at Imperial College London and former editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics, the leading journal in this field.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopments from the First Edition include:\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e The focus on ‘Four Principles Method’ is relaxed to cover more different methods in health care ethics. More material on new medical technologies is included, the coverage of issues on the doctor\/patient relationship is expanded, and material on ethics and public health is brought together into a new section.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: \u003ci\u003eRaanan E. Gillon\u003c\/i\u003e xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: \u003ci\u003eTony Hope\u003c\/i\u003e xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: METHODOLOGY AND PERSPECTIVES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by \u003ci\u003eJohn R. McMillan\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The 'Four Principles' Approach to Health Care Ethics 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom L. Beauchamp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Theories of Autonomy 11\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNatalie Stoljar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Benefi cence 19\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGarrett Cullity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Responsibilities for Poverty-Related Ill Health 27\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas Pogge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Liberalism and Communitarianism 35\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eColin Tyler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 How Many Principles for Bioethics? 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert M. Veatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Casuistical Reasoning in Medical Ethics 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlbert R. Jonsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Utilitarianism and Bioethics 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatti Häyry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Deontology 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid A. McNaughton and J. Piers Rawling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Kantian Ethics 73\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOnora O'Neill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Feminist Approaches to Health Care Ethics 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Sherwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Virtue Theory 87\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJustin Oakley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Moral Relativism 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Sheehan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Christian Approaches to Bioethics 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeather Widdows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Judaism and Medicine: Jewish Medical Ethics 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFred Rosner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Search for Islamic Bioethics Principles 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbdulaziz Sachedina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Buddhist Bioethics 127\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 South Asian Approaches to Health Care Ethics 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHarold Coward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 The Specious Idea of an Asian Bioethics: Beyond Dichotomizing East and West 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJing-Bao Nie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Narrative Ethics 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHoward Brody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Empirical Approaches to Health Care Ethics 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy Sugarman, Robert A. Pearlman, Holly A. Taylor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Medical Sociology and the Redundancy of Empirical Ethics 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdam Hedgecoe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 The Use of Thought Experiments in Health Care Ethics 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrian Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Deliberative Bioethics 185\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Law, Ethics and Health Care 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSheila A.M. McLean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Medical Humanities: An Overview 199\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartyn Evans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Reflective Equilibrium as a Method in Health Care Ethics 207\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTheo van Willigenburg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Hermeneutic Ethics between Practice and Theory 215\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuy A.M. Widdershoven, Tineke A. Abma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Paternalism in Health Care and Health Policy 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames F. Childress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Need: An Instrumental View 231\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnthony J. Culyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Rights 239\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames G.S. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Exploitation in Health Care 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Wertheimer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Competence to Consent 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMonique F. Jonas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 The Doctrine of Double Effect 263\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSuzanne Uniacke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Ordinary and Extraordinary Means 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen D. John\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Acts and Omissions 273\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTuija Takala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Personhood and Moral Status 277\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAinsley J. Newson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Commodifi cation 285\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Wilkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE PRACTICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by \u003ci\u003eHeather Draper\u003c\/i\u003e 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Consent and Informed Consent 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNeil C. Manson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Treatment Decisions for Incapacitated Patients 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebecca S. Dresser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Children's Consent to Medical Treatment 311\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid W. Archard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Patients and Disclosure of Surgical Risk 319\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJustin Oakley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Confi dentiality 325\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRebecca Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Truth Telling, Lying and the Doctor-Patient Relationship 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger Higgs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Personal Beliefs and Patient Care 339\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJennifer Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Conscience and Health Care Ethics 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePiers Benn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Care in Families 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHilde Lindemann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 The Ethics of Primary Health Care 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnnettee J. Braunack-Mayer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 The Nurse-Patient Relationship: A 'Principles plus Care' Account 365\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven D. Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Dual Responsibilities: Do They Raise Any Different Ethical Issues from 'Normal' Therapeutic Relationships? 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn Sommerville and Veronica English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Violent and Abusive Patients: An Ethically Informed Response 379\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eG.M. Behr, J.S. Emmanuel, J.P. Ruddock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 The Moral Signifi cance of the Human Foetus 387\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNorman Ford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Will We Need Abortion in Utopia? 393\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrienne Asch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Maternal-Foetal Confl ict 401\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosamund Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Limits to Reproductive Liberty 409\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas H. Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Disability without Denial 415\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Sorell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Disability and Equity: Should Difference Be Welcomed? 421\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Genetic Counselling 427\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngus Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Ethics and Psychotherapy: An Issue of Trust 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim Bond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Mental Illness and Compulsory Treatment 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn R. McMillan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Personality Disorders and Compulsory Detention 449\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Matravers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Labia mea, Domine: Media, Morality and Eating Disorders 455\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimona Giordano\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Intellectual Disability 463\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePekka Louhiala\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Ethical Issues and Health Care for Older People 469\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian C. Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Organs and Tissues for Transplantation and Research 475\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid P.T. Price\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Living Donor Organ Transplantation 483\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimothy M. Wilkinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Euthanasia and Principled Health Care Ethics: From Confl ict to Compromise? 489\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Huxtable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Understanding and Misunderstanding Death 497\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Lamb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Ethics without Boundaries: Medical Tourism 505\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuido Pennings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Ethics of Performance Enhancement in Sport: Drugs and Gene Doping 511\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBennett Foddy, Julian Savulescu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Training Good Professionals: Ethics and Health Care Education 521\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNafsika Athanassoulis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e72 Ethics Consultation and Ethics Committees 527\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnne Slowther\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: MEDICINE IN SOCIETY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by \u003ci\u003eAngus Dawson\u003c\/i\u003e 535\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e73 The Concepts of Health and Illness 537\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLennart Y. Nordenfelt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e74 Community in Public Health Ethics 543\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce Jennings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e75 Health Promotion, Society and Health Care Ethics 549\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlan Cribb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e76 Preventing Disease 557\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcel Verweij\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e77 Quantitative Methods for Priority-Setting in Health: Ethical Issues 563\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel Wikler, Dan W. Brock, Sarah Marchand, and Tessa Tan Torres\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e78 Economics, Political Philosophy and Ethics: The Role of Public Preferences in Health Care Decision-Making 569\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Richardson, John McKie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e79 Decision Analysis: The Ethical Approach to Most Health Decision Making 577\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJack Dowie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e80 Health Inequities and the Social Determinants of Health 585\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWendy Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e81 Organizational Ethics in Health Care 593\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJacob E. Kurlander, Marion Danis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e82 Ethical Issues in Epidemiology 601\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSteven S. Coughlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e83 Screening: Ethical Aspects 607\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNiklas Juth, Christian Munthe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e84 Vaccination Ethics 617\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAngus Dawson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e85 The Patient as Victim and Vector: Bioethics and the Challenge of Infectious Diseases 623\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMargaret P. Battin, Linda S. Carr-Lee, Leslie P. Francis, Jay A. Jacobson, Charles B. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e86 Bioterrorism, Society and Health Care Ethics 631\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael J. Selgelid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e87 Drug Addiction, Society and Ethics 639\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWayne Hall, Adrian Carter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e88 Smoking: Is Acceptance of the Risks Fully Voluntary? 647\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert E. Goodin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e89 Doctors and Human Rights 655\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDoris Schroeder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e90 Duties to Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Host Countries' Medical Systems 663\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePascale Allotey, Hilary Pickles, Vanessa Johnston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e91 Medical Aid in Disaster Relief 671\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSoren Holm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV: RESEARCH ETHICS AND ETHICS OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Ashcroft\u003c\/i\u003e 679\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e92 The Ethics and Governance of Medical Research 681\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard E. Ashcroft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e93 On The Ethics of Animal Research 689\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid DeGrazia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e94 The Ethical Requirement for Systematic Reviews for Randomized Trials 697\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMike Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e95 Informed Consent for Research 703\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Flory, David Wendler and Ezekiel Emanuel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e96 Evaluating Benefi ts and Harms in Clinical Research 711\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul B. Miller and Charles Weijer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e97 Patients' Obligations? 719\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimon Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e98 Standard of Care Owed to Participants in Clinical Trials: Different Standards in Different Countries? 729\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eReidar K. Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e99 Justice and Priority Setting in International Health Care Research 735\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSolomon R. Benatar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100 Obligations of the Pharmaceutical Industry 743\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUdo Schuklenk and Jim Gallagher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101 Ethics and Medical Publishing 751\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Smith and Iain Chalmers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e102 Human Reproductive Cloning 759\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eD. Gareth Jones and Kerry A. Galvin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e103 Obtaining Human Eggs for Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues 767\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeather Draper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e104 The Ethics of Xenotransplantation 775\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Hughes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e105 Pharmacogenomics 783\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuth Chadwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e106 Ethical Issues in Human Gene Transfer: A Historical Overview 789\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEric T. Juengst and Hannah Grankvist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e107 The Ethics of Ageing, Immortality and Genetics 797\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniela Cutas and John Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e108 Ethical Issues of Enhancement Technologies 803\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRuud H.J. Ter Meulen, Lisbeth Nielsen, Laurens Landeweerd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e109 Psychosurgery and Neuroimplantation: Changing What is Deep Within a Person 811\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGrant Gillett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e110 Resisting Addiction: Novel Application of Vaccines 819\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndreas Hasman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 827\u003c\/p\u003e  \"It is probably now the single most comprehensive bioethics textbook available … This is a very fine book indeed.\" (\u003ci\u003eBMA Medical Book Competition - Programme and Award Winners\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2008)  \u003cp\u003e“Serve[s] as a reference text of concise reviews and as a medical ethics sampler. Such approachable original essays by authors who are experts in their respective fields will serve as excellent teaching tools, and I anticipate referring house staff, nurses, and therapists to them … .Serve[s] as a source of intriguing insights on topics not commonly on the clinical ethics table. It offers clinicians and medical practitioners a starting place to understand key concepts and problems in medical ethics. As such, it is a valuable reference text.” (\u003ci\u003eRespiratory Care\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a well though out book covering a wide variety of ethical problems in healthcare. It provides those interested in healthcare ethics a great resource for starting their inquiry and would be a valuable inquisition.\" (\u003ci\u003eDoody's\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2007)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRichard Edmund Ashcroft\u003c\/b\u003e, Reader in Biomedical Ethics, Imperial College, London, UK.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngus Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e, Director, Centre for Professional Ethics, University of Keele, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeather Draper\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Ethics, University of Birmingham, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McMillan\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics, Hull-York Medical School, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is a book of byzantine proportions: a treasure trove for anyone with even the slightest initial interest in biomedical ethics. Indeed this book demonstrates that biomedical ethics is a microcosm of culture broadly conceived.  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Health Care Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e is unique. There is no other source-book that provides such diversity within the field. Here you can explore Eastern as well as Western approaches; examine the value of scientific studies in ethics, or of bizarre thought experiments. You can read about specific issues arising in clinical care, or gaze into a future when drugs might be widely used not only to treat disease but also to enhance health and abilities. There are twenty chapters on political and social issues and almost as many on the ethics of medical research and new technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first edition of \u003ci\u003ePrinciples of Health Care Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e was a constant companion for me, although one that was rather too frequently ‘borrowed’. This second edition is even more exciting. A book of reference; and also a book to explore.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eTony Hope\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Medical Ethics, University of Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe topics discussed in this book are relevant to everyone working in, or associated with, medicine and health care, whether student, practitioner, teacher of researcher, but its appeal will also extend to those in the fields of philosophy, medical law, sociology and theology, and the general reader concerned about the many moral problems that arise in medical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989852176613,"sku":"NP9780470027134","price":394.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470027134.jpg?v=1761785676","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/principles-of-health-care-ethics-isbn-9780470027134","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}