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100 _aArras, John D.
245 0 0 _aEthical issues in modern medicine /
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aMountain View, Calif. :
_bMayfield Pub. Co.,
_cc1989.
300 _axix, 585 pages :
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPt. 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.
650 0 _aMedical ethics.
650 4 _aMedical personnel and patient.
650 4 _aBioethics.
700 1 _aRhoden, Nancy K.
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