Bioethics in a European PerspectiveH.A. Ten Have, Bert Gordijn Springer Science & Business Media, 2013 M03 9 - 548 pages In this book, developed by a group of collaborating scholars in bioethics from different European countries, an overview is given of the most salient themes in present-day bioethics. The themes are discussed in order to enable the reader to have an in-depth overview of the state of the art in bioethics. Introductory chapters will guide the reader through the relevant dimensions of a particular area, while subsequent case discussions will help the reader to apply the ethical theories to specific clinical problems and health policy queries. The book focuses on perspectives typical for the European context. This highlights not only particular bioethical themes such as social justice, choices in health care, and health policy (e.g., in post-communist countries), it also emphasizes specific approaches in ethical theory, in relation to Continental philosophies such as phenomenology and hermeneutics. Because of its articulation of what is typical for the European health care setting as well as for bioethical debate, this book is unique in comparison to existing textbooks in bioethics. The book is an introductory textbook acquainting the reader with the major issues in present-day health care as well as the various theoretical and practical approaches to clarify these issues. |
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... problems . Staff and faculty of the department collaborated in this effort to create and elaborate such a broader approach to bioethics . This textbook is the result of this ongoing effort . In 1992 , the Department initiated an annual ...
... problems . Staff and faculty of the department collaborated in this effort to create and elaborate such a broader approach to bioethics . This textbook is the result of this ongoing effort . In 1992 , the Department initiated an annual ...
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... problems of medicine and health care have burgeoned over the last three decades , but also the preferred methods and concepts to scientifically approach these problems have been moulded into a separate discipline . Two developments are ...
... problems of medicine and health care have burgeoned over the last three decades , but also the preferred methods and concepts to scientifically approach these problems have been moulded into a separate discipline . Two developments are ...
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... problems , cases , dilemmas that arise from new developments in medical science and medical technology . Whenever issues of reproduction , education , relationships , sexuality , suffering , handicaps lead to public concerns , ethicists ...
... problems , cases , dilemmas that arise from new developments in medical science and medical technology . Whenever issues of reproduction , education , relationships , sexuality , suffering , handicaps lead to public concerns , ethicists ...
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... problems can be elaborated in special protocols , supplementing the Convention . Recently , nineteen countries signed a protocol to forbid any attempt to clone human beings ( News , 1998 ) . The European Convention on Human Rights and ...
... problems can be elaborated in special protocols , supplementing the Convention . Recently , nineteen countries signed a protocol to forbid any attempt to clone human beings ( News , 1998 ) . The European Convention on Human Rights and ...
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... problems within the context of historical developments . They emphasize that better understanding of the current problems will follow from a thorough analysis of their evolution . In their view , the present - day interest in medical ...
... problems within the context of historical developments . They emphasize that better understanding of the current problems will follow from a thorough analysis of their evolution . In their view , the present - day interest in medical ...
Contents
ethics | 51 |
The autonomy of the patient | 83 |
The autonomy of the health care | 92 |
PERSON AND BODY | 109 |
Case discussions | 157 |
Experimentation with human | 167 |
Compulsory medical treatment | 179 |
list rationing and priorities | 219 |
Consensus formation as a basic strategy | 281 |
Case discussions | 369 |
Abortion 385 | 384 |
Embryo experimentation | 399 |
Case discussions | 487 |
Pain management | 495 |
Comatose patients 509 | 508 |
Index of Names | 535 |
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