Medicine, Medical Ethics and the Value of LifePeter Byrne Part of a series on medical law and ethics given at King's College in London, it seeks to stimulate reflection and debate on the ethical and legal issues surrounding contemporary medical practice. Highly respected contributors from diverse disciplines and interests discuss medical law and ethic's issues in the forefront of recent controversy. In fact, many of the contributions are individually commissioned papers from figures well-known for their strong views on the need for moral considerations to be included in policy and planning in health care and medical research. Chapters offer broad coverage, while focusing on a series of related topics--euthanasia and the value of human life, abortion, embryo research and fetal transplantation, allocation of medical resources, AIDS and the ethics of sex selection. Features a leading theological statement on AIDS, homosexuality and tolerance. The actual teaching of medical ethics is also covered. |
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the philosopher | 15 |
The value of human life | 34 |
Abortion embryo research and fetal | 47 |
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