Bioethics Beyond The Headlines

Who Lives? Who Dies? Who Decides? An Essay On Ethics And Bioethics

Clinical Bioethics

Defining Death

Foregoing Life Support: The Quality Of Life

Autonomy Of The Patient

Euthanasia

Organ Transplantation

Assisted Reproduction

Abortion

Scientific Bioethics

Research With Humans

Genetics

Neuroscience

Cloning And Stem Cells Research

The Wider World Of Bioethics

Bioethics And The Health Care System

Cultural Bioethics

Animal Ethics

Environmental Ethics

Conclusion

Appendix A: Precis Of Moral Philosophy

Appendix B: Precis Of History Of Medical Ethics

Appendix C: The Frankenstein Analogy

Glossary

Index

Additional Info
Bioethics asks fundamental questions. “Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?” These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public’s sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media–where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the tools and background to navigate the fascinating and complex landscape of bioethics.

Bioethics Beyond the Headlines is a primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find an engaging sampling of the key questions in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics–areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics. But a “primer” is not merely a first book–it should also “prime” the interest of the reader, to prepare the mind for a more expansive venture into these issues. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines intends to do just that.