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Bioethics cannot be thought of as a primarily North American and Western European academic discipline. Bioethics has become a truly international phenomenon, moving beyond academic discussions into politics, social policy and law.;""Regional Perspectives in Bioethics"" illustrates the ways in which the national and international political landscape encompasses persons from diverse and often fragmented moral communities with widely varying moral intuitions, premises, evaluations and commitments. It explores, documents and critically assesses the moral, cultural and religious viewpoints representing the various regions of the world, from mainland China and Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, India and East Asia more generally, to Europe, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand, to South America and North America.;""Regional Perspectives in Bioethics"" critically portrays the often widely varying bioethical perspectives reflected throughout the international community's regions, religions, laws and policies. Here one appreciates the significant plurality of fundamentally different, incompatible, and often mutually antagonistic moral visions and moral rationalities, within which complex bioethical issues are addressed.;""Regional Perspectives in Bioethics"" is the first of three foundational volumes, including ""Religious Perspectives in Bioethics"" and ""Legal Perspectives in Bioethics"", which serve as precursors to the ""Annals of Bioethics"" serial. E-mail: ash.orders@aidcvt.com (for orders) E-mail: ash.cs@aidcvt.com (for customer service)

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Author:   Mark J. Cherry ,  John F. Peppin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Swets & Zeitlinger
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   1.133kg
ISBN:  

9789026519529

ISBN 10:   9026519524
Pages:   380
Publication Date:   01 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Annals of Bioethics: A Forum of Foundational, Clinical and Emerging Topics INTRODUCTION: BIOETHICS AS A GLOBAL PHENOMENON PART I: NORTH AMERICA 1 Bioethics in Canada 2 United States Perspectives on Assisted Reproductive Technologies 3 Conceptual, Normative, and Policy Issues in U.S. Health Care Allocation 4 Ethics Committees and Consultation in the United States PART II: SOUTH AMERICA 5 Bioethics in Argentina PART III: EUROPE 6 Bioethics in France 7 Crossing the Rubicon? The Medical Ethical Debate in Germany in 2001 8 Bioethics in Switzerland 9 Bioethics in Greece: A Regional Approach 10 Bioethics in Italy since 1997 11 Bioethics in the UK 12 Bioethics in Denmark PART IV: ASIA 13 Turkish Perspectives in Bioethics 14 Bioethics in Bangladesh 15 Bioethics in China 16 Bioethics With Chinese Characteristics: The Development of Bioethics in Hong Kong 17 The Long History of Indian Medical Systems and Current Perspectives in Health Care Bioethics 18 Bioethics in the Philippines: An Overview of Developments, Issues, and Controversies 19 Japanese Bioethics PART V: NEW ZEALAND 20 Bioethics in New Zealand: A Historical and Sociological Review

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John F. Peppin Director Center for Bioethics, Pain Management & Medicine Des Moines, Iowa and Mark J. Cherry Department of Philosophy Saint Edward’s University Austin, Texas

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