Biomedical Ethics

by Nardo, Don

• ISBN13: 9781601520135
• ISBN10: 1601520131
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-01-15
• Publisher: Referencepoint Pr Inc

Summary

Serious ethical dilemmas surround many of the more cutting-edge aspects of modern science and medicine, challenging both experts and the public to question the costs of technological advancement. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full color illustrations this title examines the ethics of genetic testing, stem cell research, human cloning and physician-assisted suicide.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 6
Biomedical Ethics at a Glance	p. 8
Overview: Questions of Morality in a Technological Age	p. 10
Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Ethical?	p. 20
Primary Source Quotes	p. 27
Facts and Illustrations	p. 32
Are Some Kinds of Genetic Testing Unethical?	p. 37
Primary Source Quotes	p. 43
Facts and Illustrations	p. 47
Should Human Embryos Be Used In Stem Cell Research?	p. 51
Primary Source Quotes	p. 58
Facts and Illustrations	p. 63
Should Human Cloning Be Banned?	p. 68
Primary Source Quotes	p. 75
Facts and Illustrations	p. 79
Key People and Advocacy Groups	p. 83
Chronology	p. 86
Related Organizations	p. 88
For Further Research	p. 93
Source Notes	p. 96
List of Illustrations	p. 99
Index	p. 100
About the Author	p. 104
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