Ethical issues in modern medicine /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.