Contributor
Laney, Dawn.
Imprint:Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, c2007.
Description183 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:Ancient codes of medical ethics emphasize rules and personal conduct / Robert Forbes -- Late Medieval physicians developed strong professional ethics / Mary Catherine Welborn -- Enlightenment moral philosophy changes doctor-patient relationships / Laurence B. McCullough -- A nineteenth-century physician develops a modern formal code of medical ethics / Thomas Percival -- Christian doctrine condemns the ancient practice of euthanasia / Ian Robert Dowbiggin -- Euthanasia becomes a political issue in the United states / Peter G. Filene -- Euthanasia should be legalized / Derek Humphry -- Euthanasia should not be legalized / Andrew Fergusson -- Expanded hospice care is a better alternative to euthanasia / David Cundiff -- Reactions to the legalization of physician-assisted suicide in Oregon / Derek Humphry and Mary Clement -- The first test tube baby raises ethical issues / National Review -- New reproductive technologies require international policy regulations / James D. Watson -- The first cloned sheep prompts debate on the ethics of human cloning / Clarisa Long and Christopher DeMuth -- Fictional representations of technology influence the cloning debate / Matthew Nisbet -- All human cloning should be banned / George W. Bush -- Therapeutic cloning should not be banned / Michael J. Sandel -- All forms of human cloning are ethical / Alex Epstein -- Eugenics would improve the human race / Francis Galton -- Setting ethical standards for medical research involving humans / Ralph Slovenko -- Parents have a duty to make better children through genetic enhancement / Julian Savulescu -- Prenatal genetic screening is a new form of eugenics / C. Ben Mitchell.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Presents a collection of essays that discusses varying viewpoints on the ethical implications of biomedicine, covering such topics as physician-assisted suicide, cloning, reproductive technology, and genetic engineering.
