Presents an overview of the issues surrounding the debate over biotechnology, discussing abortion, allocation of medical resources, end-of-life issues, and other related topics.
Examines some of the ethical questions raised by the capabilities of modern science, in such areas as health care allocation, the hastening of a patient's death, the use of animals in research, and the altering of human genes.
Explores how developments in science, medicine, and technology have improved the lives of patients, covering mechanical ventilation, organ transplantation, new diagnostic technologies, advanced chemotherapy, and tube feeding.
Forensic pathologist Dr. Jack Stapleton and his colleague Dr. Laurie Montgomery discover a mysterious cult involved in high-tech experimental medical procedures when they set out to discover the truth about what happened to Carlo Franconi, mobster whose body was stolen from the morgue and later turned up mutilated and without its liver.
Contains twenty-seven essays that offer varying perspectives on issues related to biomedical ethics, including stem cell research, reproductive technology, organ transplantation, and human genetic testing; and provides discussion questions, contact information for organizations, and bibliographies.
A debate-style reader designed to introduce students to controversies in health science and professional health with readings that represent the arguments of leading health care professionals, policymakers, and social commentators.
Presents a collection of twenty-seven controversial essays that discuss opposing views on medical ethics and covers issues such as bias within the health care industry, organ transplants, human cloning and genetic testing, and stem cell research.
Discusses the ethics of experimental treatments, genetic engineering, the availability of medical information about individuals, organ transplants, and assisted suicide.
