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Ethical Canary : Science, Society, and the Human Spirit.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (363 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780773572201
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ethical CanaryDDC classification:
  • 174/.957
LOC classification:
  • R725.55 .S665 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prologue -- 1. Searching for Ethics in a Secular Society -- 2. Making and Un-Making Babies: The Ethics of Human Reproduction -- 3. Immortalizing Our Genetic Selves: The Ethics of Human Cloning -- 4. Crossing the Animal-Human Divide: The Ethics of Xenotransplantation -- 5. Dealing with Death: The Ethics of Euthanasia -- 6. Terminating Life Support without Consent: The Ethics of Withdrawing Treatment -- 7. Pushing Parents to the Sidelines: The Ethics of Imposing Treatment on Seriously III Children -- 8. Altering Baby Boys' Bodies: The Ethics of Infant Male Circumcision -- 9. Denying Health Care to Individuals: The Ethics of Access -- 10. Structuring Healthcare Systems: The Ethics of Allocation -- 11. Creating an Ethics Toolbox: What Does "Doing Ethics" Require? -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
Summary: The Ethical Canary is a major contribution to the debate about the hottest issues in ethics today, from one of the world's leading authorities.
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Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Prologue -- 1. Searching for Ethics in a Secular Society -- 2. Making and Un-Making Babies: The Ethics of Human Reproduction -- 3. Immortalizing Our Genetic Selves: The Ethics of Human Cloning -- 4. Crossing the Animal-Human Divide: The Ethics of Xenotransplantation -- 5. Dealing with Death: The Ethics of Euthanasia -- 6. Terminating Life Support without Consent: The Ethics of Withdrawing Treatment -- 7. Pushing Parents to the Sidelines: The Ethics of Imposing Treatment on Seriously III Children -- 8. Altering Baby Boys' Bodies: The Ethics of Infant Male Circumcision -- 9. Denying Health Care to Individuals: The Ethics of Access -- 10. Structuring Healthcare Systems: The Ethics of Allocation -- 11. Creating an Ethics Toolbox: What Does "Doing Ethics" Require? -- Epilogue -- Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.

The Ethical Canary is a major contribution to the debate about the hottest issues in ethics today, from one of the world's leading authorities.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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