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Book SynopsisThe focus of bioethical debates on exceptional cases neglects the underlying valueslike justice and communitythat would lend to a broader, more well-rounded understanding of today's world. Discussions of ethical problems in health care too often concentrate on exceptional cases. Bioethical controversies triggered by experimental drugs, gene-edited babies, or life extension are understandably fascinating: they showcase the power of medical science and technology while addressing anxieties concerning health, disease, suffering, and death. However, the focus on rare individual cases in the media spotlight turns attention away from more pressing ethical issues that impact global populations, such as access to health care, safe food and water, and the prevention of emerging infectious diseases. In Bizarre Bioethics, Henk A.M.J. ten Have argues that this focus on bizarre cases leads to bizarre bioethics with a narrow agenda for ethical debate. In other words, although these extreme cases a
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Questioning the Paradigm of Bioethics
Chapter 2. The Establishment of Bioethics
Chapter 3. Ghosts
Chapter 4. Monsters
Chapter 5. Pilgrims
Chapter 6. Prophets
Chapter 7. Relics
Chapter 8. Critical Bioethics
Notes
Bibliography
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