Medical Ethics

by Campbell, Alastair; Charlesworth, Max; Gillett, Grant; Jones, Gareth

• ISBN13: 9780195583502
• ISBN10: 0195583507
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-05-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book is intended as a practical introduction to the ethical questions which doctors and other health professionals can be expected to encounter in their practice. Medical Ethics is a revision and major expansion of Practical Medical Ethics, which was first published in 1992. The book hasbeen completely revised and updated, and is divided into three parts dealing with ethical foundations, clinical ethics, and medicine and society. It incorporates new chapters on topics such as theories of medical ethics, cultural aspects of medicine, genetic dilemmas, aging, dementia and mortality, research ethics, justice and health care (including an examination of resource allocation), and medicine, ethics and medical law. Medical Ethicscovers issues to do with the beginning and end of life, as well as ethical questions surrounding the human body and the use of human tissue, confidentiality and AIDS, care of the mentally ill, and the implications of genetic technology.Each chapter presents a range of ethical views, drawing both from traditional philosophical responses and the most recent contemporary responses. Theoretical discussion is extended and illustrated by case studies and examples, which are suitable for both private study and for use in groupdiscussions. This book is a non-technical guide to ethics written with the needs of medical students and medical practitioners in mind. It will also appeal to students and practitioners of allied health professions, and for all users of health care services.

Author Biography

Gareth Jones is Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and International) at the University of Otago. Grant Gillett is Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of Otago.

Table of Contents

The Authors	vii	(2)
Preface	ix
PART I: FOUNDATIONS	1	(58)
Chapter 1 Theories of Medical Ethics	2	(15)
Chapter 2 The Healing Ethos	17	(12)
Chapter 3 Health Care Ethics in Diverse Cultures	29	(14)
Chapter 4 The Human Body	43	(16)
PART II: CLINICAL ETHICS	59	(108)
Chapter 5 Genetic Dilemmas	60	(18)
Chapter 6 Issues Before Birth	78	(20)
Chapter 7 Birth and Beyond	98	(12)
Chapter 8 The Challenge of AIDS	110	(10)
Chapter 9 Ethical Issues in Psychiatry	120	(16)
Chapter 10 Aging, Dementia and Mortality	136	(17)
Chapter 11 Ending Human Lives	153	(14)
PART III: MEDICINE AND SOCIETY	167	(38)
Chapter 12 Research Ethics	168	(14)
Chapter 13 Justice and Health Care	182	(13)
Chapter 14 Law, Ethics and Medicine	195	(10)
References	205	(10)
Appendix	215	(8)
Index	223