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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas May (Medical College of Wisconsin)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780801868023ISBN 10: 0801868025 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 09 April 2002 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsContents: Preface Acknowledgments 1 Introduction: The Liberal Framework I Patient Autonomy 2 Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent 3 Patient Responsibility for Decision Making 4 Advance Directives: Extending Autonomy for Patients II Professional Rights of Conscience 5 Beneficence, Abandonment, and the Duty to Treat 6 Rights of Conscience in the Physician-Patient Relationship 7 Conclusion: Health Care Ethics Committees and Consultants in a Liberal Framework References IndexReviews<p>May's book is a helpful overview and introduction to the political framework of bioethics decision making within a liberal society. It touches explicitly on the issues of perceived and actual lack of competence, substituted decision making, advanced directives and the important roles of ethics committees and consultants. There is no doubt that this book marks an important contribution to the literature.--Christopher Newell, Ph.D. Metapsychology May's book is a helpful overview and introduction to the political framework of bioethics decision making within a liberal society. It touches explicitly on the issues of perceived and actual lack of competence, substituted decision making, advanced directives and the important roles of ethics committees and consultants. There is no doubt that this book marks an important contribution to the literature. -- Christopher Newell, Ph.D., Metapsychology Author InformationThomas May is an associate professor and director of Graduate Studies in Bioethics at the Center for the Study of Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |