This book provides a collection of original essays on cutting-edge topics in medical ethics research. Leading philosophers give in-depth accounts of issuesas diverse as embryo pre-selection, the role of autonomy in organ transplant markets, conscientious objection in the health care professions and neonatal euthanasia. Provocative and original, the contributions to this volume will be of interest to academic, students and health care professionals alike. INDICE: Acknowledgements - Notes on Contributors - Introduction; N.Athanassoulis - Belief, Disability and the Non-Identity Problem; H.Lillehammer - 'Designer Babies', Instrumentalisation and the Child's Right to an Open Future; S.Wilkinson - Why There is no Right to Know One's Genetic Origins; H.Draper - Compromise and Moral Complicity in the Embryonic Stem Cell Debate; K.Devolder& J.Harris - Towards a Natural Law Critique of Genetic Engineering; D.S.Oderberg - Autonomy Inducements and Organ Sales; J.S.Taylor - The Role of Conscience inMedical Ethics; P.Benn - The Treatment that Leaves Something to Luck; N.Athanassoulis - Passive Death; R.Frey - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-24704-8
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 224
- Fecha Publicación: 12/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés