A map of the terrain of ethics
The Hippocratic Oath and it's challengers: a brief history
Defining death, abortion, stem cells, and animal welfare: the basis of moral standing
Problems in benefiting and avoiding harm to the patient
The ethics of respect for persons: lying, cheating, and breaking promises and why physicians have considered them ethical
The principle of avoiding killing
Death and dying: the incompetent patient
Social ethics of medicine: allocating resources, health insurance, transplantation, and human subjects research
Human control of life: genetics, birth technologies and modifying human nature
Resolving conflicts among principles
The virtues of bioethics.
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The basics of bioethics by Robert M. Veatch. ISBN 9780205765621. Published by Pearson Education in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
