Case studies in biomedical ethics : decision-making, principles, and cases / Robert M. Veatch, the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, Amy M. Haddad, Center for Health Policy and Ethics, Creighton University, Dan C. English, formerly of the Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University.
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Four questions of ethics -- Part 1: Ethics and Values in Medical Cases -- 1. A Model for Ethical Problem-Solving -- 2. Values in Health and Illness -- 3. What Is the Source of Moral Judgments? -- Part 2: Ethical Principles in Medical Ethics -- 4. Benefiting the Patient and Others: The Duty to Do Good and Avoid Harm -- 5. Justice: The Allocation of Health Resources -- 6. Autonomy -- 7. Veracity: Honesty with Patients -- 8. Fidelity: Promise-Keeping, Loyalty to Patients, and Impaired Professionals -- 9. Avoidance of Killing -- Part 3: Special Problem Areas -- 10. Abortion, Sterilization, and Contraception -- 11. Genetics, Birth, and the Biological Revolution -- 12. Mental Health and Behavior Control -- 13. Confidentiality: Ethical Disclosure of Medical Information -- 14. Organ Transplants -- 15. Health Insurance, Health System Planning, and Rationing -- 16. Experimentation on Human Subjects -- 17. Consent and the Right to Refuse Treatment -- 18. Death and Dying -- Appendix: Code of Ethics.
Summary:
The most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of its kind, Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics: Decision-Making, Principles, and Cases, Second Edition, explores fundamental ethical questions arising from real situations faced by health professionals, patients, and others. Featuring a wide range of more than 100 case studies drawn from current events, court cases, and physicians' experiences, the book is divided into three parts. Part 1 presents a basic framework for ethical decision-making in healthcare, while Part 2 explains the relevant ethical principles: beneficence and nonmaleficence, justice, respect for autonomy, veracity, fidelity, and avoidance of killing. Parts 1 and 2 provide students with the background to analyze the ethical dilemmas presented in Part 3, which features cases on a broad spectrum of issues including abortion, mental health, experimentation on humans, the right to refuse treatment, and much more. The volume is enhanced by opening text boxes in each chapter that cross-reference relevant cases in other chapters, an appendix of important ethical codes, and a glossary of key terms. -- Provided by publisher.
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