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OverviewFourteen leading authorities in their respective fields provide the mo st comprehensive and current survey of issues in medical ethics ever w ritten. Each author is given the opportunity to write a chapter survey ing a critical issue in one of the major subject areas in medical ethi cs. Within each chapter, the author develops a discussion of the criti cal concepts, arguments and positions in a particular facet of medical ethics, without arguing for one position or another. Since the first edition of Medical Ethics in 1989, important changes have occurred tha t affect every chapter in this book. To address these changes, Robert Veatch has asked the original contributors to address the developments of the past six years. Additionally, Ronald Bayer has contributed a n ew chapter on AIDS and ethics. Norman Daniels, former member of the et hics advisory group for President ClintonFs Health Care Task Force, pr ovides a framework for understanding the ethical dimension of the heal th care policy debate. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert M VeatchPublisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Imprint: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.789kg ISBN: 9780867209747ISBN 10: 0867209747 Pages: 480 Publication Date: 27 January 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |