Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Health and Society, 9e

by DANIEL

• ISBN13: 9780078139444
• ISBN10: 0078139449
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-11
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin

Summary

Taking Sidesvolumes present current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions.Taking Sidesreaders feature an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites. An online Instructor�s Resource Guide with testing material is available for each volume.Using Taking Sides in the Classroomis also an excellent instructor resource.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Correlation Guide	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xix
The Health Care Industry	p. 1
Should the United States Adopt a Single-Payer Plan to Fund National Health Insurance?	p. 2
YES: Physicians for a National Health Program, from "Proposal of the physicians' Working Group for Single Payer National Health Insurance," (2006). http://www.pnhp.org/	p. 4
NO: Ezekiel J. Emanuel, from "The Problem With Single-Payer Plans," Hastings Center Report (January-February 2008)	p. 8
Should Life-Sustaining Medical Care Be Rationed Based on Age?	p. 16
YES: Clare M. Clarke, from "Rationing Scarce Life-Sustaining Resources on the Basis of Age," Journal of Advanced Nursing (September 2001)	p. 18
NO: Norman G. Levinsky, from "Can We Afford Medical Care for Alice C?" The Lancet (December 1998)	p. 27
Is the Pharmaceutical Industry Responsible for the High Cost of Prescription Drugs?	p. 34
YES: Christopher F. Koller, from "Prescription for Trouble: Why Drug Prices Keep Exploding," Commonweal (June 15, 2001)	p. 36
NO: Peter W. Huber, from "Of Pills and Profits: In Defense of Big Pharma," Commentary (July/August 2006)	p. 43
Health And Society	p. 57
Is Drug Testing Vital to the Workplace?	p. 58
YES: William F. Current, from "Cut Costs and Increase Safety with Pre-Employment Drug Testing," Occupational Hazards (July 2002)	p. 60
NO: Jacob Sullum, from "Urine---or You're Out: Drug Testing Is Invasive, Insulting, and Generally Irrelevant to Job Performance. Why Do So Many Companies Insist on It?" Reason (November 2002)	p. 64
Should Doctors Ever Help Terminally III Patients to Commit Suicide?	p. 77
YES: Richard T. Hull, from "The Case for Physician-Assisted Suicide," Free Inquiry (Spring 2003)	p. 79
NO: Margaret Somerville, from "The Case Against: Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide," Free Inquiry (Spring 2003)	p. 83
Should the Government Regulate the Sale, Advertisement, and Distribution of Junk Food?	p. 90
YES: Marion Nestle and Michael F. Jacobson, from "Halting the Obesity Epidemic: A Public Health Policy Approach," Public Health Reports (January/February 2000)	p. 92
NO: Michelle Cottle, from "Heavy Duty---The War on Tobacco Becomes the War on Fat," The New Republic (May 13, 2002)	p. 109
Should Doctors Prescribe Drugs Based On Race?	p. 117
YES: Sally Satel, from "I am a Racially Profiling Doctor," The New York Times Magazine (May 5, 2002)	p. 119
NO: Gregory Michael Dorr and David S. Jones, from "Facts and Fiction: BiDil and the Resurgence of Racial Medicine," Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Fall 2008)	p. 124
Should Embryonic Stem Cell Research Be Permitted?	p. 134
YES: Jeffrey Hart, from "NR on Stem Cells: The Magazine Is Wrong," National Review (April 19, 2004)	p. 136
NO: Ramesh Ponnuru, from "NR on Stem Cells: The Magazine Is Right," National Review (April 19, 2004)	p. 139
Mind-Body Relationship	p. 145
Should Addiction to Drugs Be Labeled a Brain Disease?	p. 146
YES: Alan I. Leshner, from "Addiction Is a Brain Disease," Issues in Science and Technology (Spring 2001)	p. 148
NO: Sally L. Satel, from "The Fallacies of No-Fault Addiction," The Public Interest (Winter 1999)	p. 155
Do Religion and Prayer Benefit Health?	p. 168
YES: Gregg Easterbrook, from "Is Religion Good for Your Health?" The New Republic (July 19 & 26, 1999)	p. 170
NO: Michael Shermer, from "Prayer and Healing: The Verdict Is in and the Results Are Null," Skeptic (vol. 12, no. 3, 2006)	p. 176
Sexuality And Gender Issues	p. 183
Is It Necessary for Pregnant Women to Completely Abstain from All Alcoholic Beverages?	p. 184
YES: Phyllida Brown, from "Drinking for Two," New Scientist (July 1, 2006)	p. 186
NO: Julia Moskin, from "The Weighty Responsibility of Drinking for Two," The New York Times (November 29, 2006)	p. 191
Should Pro-Life Health Providers Be Allowed to Deny Prescriptions on the Basis of Conscience?	p. 197
YES: John A. Menges, from "Public Hearing on HB4346 Before the House State Government Administration Committee," Illinois House State Government Administration Committee (February 15, 2006)	p. 199
NO: R. Alta Charo, from "The Celestial Fire of Conscience---Refusing to Deliver Medical Care," New England Journal of Medicine (June 16, 2005)	p. 202
Should the Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Girls Be Compulsory?	p. 208
YES: Cynthia Dailard, from "Achieving Universal Vaccination Against Cervical Cancer in the United States: The Need and the Means," Guttmacher Policy Review (Fall 2006)	p. 210
NO: Gail Javitt, Deena Berkowitz, and Lawrence O. Gostin, from "Assessing Mandatory HPV Vaccination: Who Should Call the Shots?" Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Summer 2008)	p. 217
Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?	p. 237
YES: Ian Gentles, from "Poor God-Crazed Rhonda: Daring to Challenge the 'Scientific' Consensus," The Human Life Review (Spring 2007)	p. 239
NO: Emily Bazelon, from "Is There a Post-Abortion Syndrome?" The New York Times Magazine (January 21, 2007)	p. 245
Public Health Issues	p. 263
Is There a Link Between Vaccination and Autism?	p. 264
YES: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from "Deadly Immunity," Rolling Stone (June 30--July 14, 2005)	p. 266
NO: Matthew Normand and Jessee Dallery, from "Mercury Rising: Exposing the Vaccine-Autism Myth," Skeptic, (vol. 13, no. 3, 2007)	p. 276
Does Anabolic Steroid Use Cause Serious Health Problems for Athletes?	p. 286
YES: Glenn Cook, from "Steroids: Shortcut to Tragedy," American School Board Journal (August 2004)	p. 288
NO: Dayn Perry, from "Pumped-Up Hysteria: Forget the Hype.Steroids Aren't Wrecking Professional Baseball," Reason (January 2003)	p. 296
Will Global Warming Negatively Impact Human Health?	p. 308
YES: Carl Bloice and Conn Hallinan, from "Global Warming," California Nurse (December 2005)	p. 310
NO: Indur M. Goklany, from "Stop the Panic on Climate Change," USA Today Magazine (May 2008)	p. 317
Is Breastfeeding the Best Way to Feed Babies?	p. 327
YES: Pat Thomas, from "Suck on This," The Ecologist (May 2006)	p. 329
NO: Hanna Rosin, from "The Case Against Breastfeeding," The Atlantic (April 2009)	p. 345
Consumer Health	p. 357
Is It Safe to Consume Genetically Engineered Foods?	p. 358
YES: Henry I. Miller and Gregory Conko, from "Scary Food," Policy Review (June/July 2006)	p. 360
NO: Mark Schapiro, from "Sowing Disaster: How Genetically Engineered American Corn Has Altered the Global Landscape," The Nation (October 28, 2002)	p. 368
Does Obesity Cause a Decline in Life Expectancy?	p. 383
YES: Samuel H. Preston, from "Deadweight? The Influence of Obesity on Longevity," New England Journal of Medicine (March 17, 2005)	p. 385
NO: Paul Campos, from "The Weighting Game: Why Being Fat Isn't Bad for You," The New Republic (January 13, 2003)	p. 389
Contributors	p. 399
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