Biomedical ethics /
[edited by] Thomas A. Mappes, David DeGrazia.
- 6th ed.
- Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2006.
- xviii, 723 p. ; 23 cm.
Preface. - Ch. 1. General introduction. - Ch. 2. The physician-patient relationship. - Ch. 3. Hospitals, nurses, families, and medical confidentiality. - Ch. 4. Human and animal research. - Ch. 5. Death and decisions regarding life-sustaining treatment. - Ch. 6. Suicide, physician-assisted suicide, and active euthanasia. - Ch. 7. Abortion and and research on embryonic stem cells. - Ch. 8. Genetics and human reproduction. - Ch. 9. Social justice and health-care policy. - Appendix: Case studies. - About the contributors.