Arras, John D. <br/><br/>
Ethical issues in modern medicine / 

 - 3rd ed. 
 - Mountain View, Calif. :  Mayfield Pub. Co.,  c1989.  
 - xix, 585 pages : 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Pt. 1. Foundations of the health professional-patient relationship -- Medical models -- Informed consent -- Professional responsibilities -- pt. 2. Defining death, foregoing life-sustaining treatment and euthanasia -- The definition of death -- The right to refuse treatment -- Proxy consent for adults -- Which babies shall live? -- From 'letting die' to active killing -- pt. 3. Abortion, prenatal diagnosis and maternal-fetal conflicts -- The morality of abortion -- Legal doctrine of the moral significance of viability -- Genetic screening and prenatal diagnosis -- Maternal-fetal conflicts -- Pt. 4. New reproductive technologies and human genetics -- In Vitro fertilization -- Surrogate motherhood -- Human genetics -- pt. 5. Experimentation on human subjects -- Social welfare and informed consent -- The duty of personal care and the canons of experimental design -- Nontherapeutic research in children -- pt. 6. Allocation, social justice and health policy -- The right to health care -- Limiting access to health care -- Age-based rationing -- The microallocation of health care resources. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>087484889X 9780874848892 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical ethics.<br/>Medical personnel and patient.<br/>Bioethics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>R 724  / ARA