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Health Care Policy: A Reader
Contributor(s): Shannon, Thomas A. (Editor), Berlin, Jesse A. (Contribution by), Braunwald, Eugene (Contribution by)
ISBN: 0742532151     ISBN-13: 9780742532151
Publisher: Sheed & Ward
OUR PRICE:   $108.30  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: August 2004
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Annotation: Edited by Thomas A. Shannon, the series provides anthologies of critical essays and reflections by leading ethicists in four pivotal areas: reproductive technologies, genetic technologies, death and dying, and health care policy. The goal of this series is twofold: first, to provide a set of readers on thematic topics for introductory or survey courses in bioethics or for courses with a particular theme or time limitation. Second, each of the readers in this series is designed to help students focus more thoroughly and effectively on specific topics that flesh out the ethical issues at the core of bioethics. The series is also highly accessible to general readers interested in bioethics.
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
- Religion | Christian Living - General
- Religion | Institutions & Organizations
Dewey: 362.1
LCCN: 2004005729
Series: Readings in Bioethics
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.2" W x 9.28" (0.81 lbs) 200 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe. In response to the increasing need for information about medical genetics and biotechnology as well as the ethical issues these fields raise, Sheed & Ward proudly presents the Readings in Bioethics Series. Edited by Thomas A. Shannon, the series provides anthologies of critical essays and reflections by leading ethicists in four pivotal areas: reproductive technologies, genetic technologies, death and dying, and health care policy. The goal of this series is twofold: first, to provide a set of readers on thematic topics for introductory or survey courses in bioethics or for courses with a particular theme or time limitation. Second, each of the readers in this series is designed to help students focus more thoroughly and effectively on specific topics that flesh out the ethical issues at the core of bioethics. The series is also highly accessible to general readers interested in bioethics. This volume collects critical essays by leading scholars on issues of justice and unequal access to quality health care, the impact of race and ethnicity in biomedical research and clinical practice, the unethical conduct of underpowered clinical trials, the effects of mandatory parental notification in teenage sexual healthcare, stem cell research on 'spare' embryos, and other crucial areas where moral and ethical dilemmas emerge from new and existing policy and legislation.