Somerville, Margaret.

Ethical Canary : Science, Society, and the Human Spirit. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (363 pages)

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.

9780773572201


Bioethics.
Science-Moral and ethical aspects.


Electronic books.

R725.55 .S665 2004

174/.957