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Book Synopsis
Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today s top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century.

Trade Review

“Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students.” (Choice, 1 July 2014)



Table of Contents
Notes on Contributors x

Acknowledgments xiv

General Introduction 1

References 8

Part 1 Are There Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide? 13

Introduction 13

References 15

1 There Are Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide 17
Daryl Pullman

2 There Are No Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide 27
Kevin S. Decker

Reply to Decker 36

Reply to Pullman 39

Part 2 Is It Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation? 43

Introduction 43

References 45

3 It Is Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: Moral Puzzles and Policy Failures 47
Mark J. Cherry

4 It Is Not Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: A Very Poor Solution to a Very Pressing Problem 59
Arthur L. Caplan

Reply to Caplan 68

Reply to Cherry 70

Part 3 Were It Physically Safe, Would Human Reproductive Cloning Be Acceptable? 73

Introduction 73

References 76

5 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Be Acceptable 79
Katrien Devolder

6 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Not Be Acceptable 89
Stephen E. Levick

Reply to Levick 98

Reply to Devolder 101

Part 4 Is the Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Ethically Justifiable? 105

Introduction 105

References 109

7 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Ethically Justifiable 111
Jeffrey Reiman

8 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Not Ethically Justifiable 120
Don Marquis

Reply to Marquis 129

Reply to Reiman 132

Part 5 Is It Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts? 137

Introduction 137

References 141

9 It Is Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts 143
Lawrence M. Sung

10 It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts 152
David Koepsell

Reply to Koepsell 162

Reply to Sung 164

Part 6 Should a Child Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented? 167

Introduction 167

References 171

11 The Child Should Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented 173
William J. Winslade

12 The Child Should Not Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented 181
Catherine M. Brooks

Reply to Brooks 192

Reply to Winslade 194

Part 7 Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Ever Ethical? 197

Introduction 197

References 201

13 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Ethical 203
John Lachs

14 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Not Ethical 213
Patrick Lee

Reply to Lee 222

Reply to Lachs 225

Part 8 Should Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Be Conducted? 229

Introduction 229

References 233

15 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Be Conducted 237
Jane Maienschein

16 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Not Be Conducted 248
Bertha Alvarez Manninen

Joint Reply 259

Part 9 Should We Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research? 261

Introduction 261

References 268

17 We Should Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research 271
Jean Kazez

18 We Should Not Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research 281
Carl Cohen

Reply to Cohen 291

Reply to Kazez 294

Part 10 Should the United States of America Adopt Universal Healthcare? 297

Introduction 297

References 301

19 The United States of America Should Adopt Universal Healthcare 303
John Geyman

20 The United States of America Should Not Adopt Universal Healthcare: Let’s Try Freedom Instead 314
Glen Whitman

Reply to Whitman 327

Reply to Geyman 331

Part 11 Is There a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement? 335

Introduction 335

References 339

21 There Is a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement 343
Nicholas Agar

22 There Is No Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement: The Slippery Slope to Genocide 353
Edwin Black

Reply to Black 363

Reply to Agar 366

Part 12 Can There Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death? 369

Introduction 369

References 374

23 There Can Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death 377
James L. Bernat

24 There Cannot Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death: Against Definitions, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, and Determinate Boundaries 388
Winston Chiong

Reply to Chiong 397

Reply to Bernat 399

Part 13 Is There Ever a Circumstance in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information? 401

Introduction 401

References 407

25 There Are Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information 409
Tom L. Beauchamp

26 There Are No Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information 418
Jason T. Eberl

Reply to Eberl 428

Reply to Beauchamp 431

Part 14 Should In Vitro Fertilization Be an Option for a Woman? 435

Introduction 435

References 439

27 In Vitro Fertilization Should Be an Option for a Woman 441
Laura Purdy

28 In Vitro Fertilization Should Not Be an Option for a Woman 451
Christopher Tollefsen

Reply to Tollefsen 460

Reply to Purdy 462

Part 15 Are International Clinical Trials Exploitative? 465

Introduction 465

References 470

29 Clinical Trials Are Inherently Exploitative: The Likelihood That They Are Is High 473
Jamie Carlin Watson

30 International Clinical Trials Are Not Inherently Exploitative 485
Richard J. Arneson

Reply to Arneson 495

Reply to Watson 498

Index 501

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 30/08/2013
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Contemporary Debates in Bioethics features a timely collection of highly readable, debate-style arguments contributed by many of today s top bioethics scholars, focusing on core bioethical concerns of the twenty-first century.

      Trade Review

      “Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through graduate students.” (Choice, 1 July 2014)



      Table of Contents
      Notes on Contributors x

      Acknowledgments xiv

      General Introduction 1

      References 8

      Part 1 Are There Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide? 13

      Introduction 13

      References 15

      1 There Are Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide 17
      Daryl Pullman

      2 There Are No Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide 27
      Kevin S. Decker

      Reply to Decker 36

      Reply to Pullman 39

      Part 2 Is It Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation? 43

      Introduction 43

      References 45

      3 It Is Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: Moral Puzzles and Policy Failures 47
      Mark J. Cherry

      4 It Is Not Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: A Very Poor Solution to a Very Pressing Problem 59
      Arthur L. Caplan

      Reply to Caplan 68

      Reply to Cherry 70

      Part 3 Were It Physically Safe, Would Human Reproductive Cloning Be Acceptable? 73

      Introduction 73

      References 76

      5 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Be Acceptable 79
      Katrien Devolder

      6 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Not Be Acceptable 89
      Stephen E. Levick

      Reply to Levick 98

      Reply to Devolder 101

      Part 4 Is the Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Ethically Justifiable? 105

      Introduction 105

      References 109

      7 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Ethically Justifiable 111
      Jeffrey Reiman

      8 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Not Ethically Justifiable 120
      Don Marquis

      Reply to Marquis 129

      Reply to Reiman 132

      Part 5 Is It Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts? 137

      Introduction 137

      References 141

      9 It Is Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts 143
      Lawrence M. Sung

      10 It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts 152
      David Koepsell

      Reply to Koepsell 162

      Reply to Sung 164

      Part 6 Should a Child Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented? 167

      Introduction 167

      References 171

      11 The Child Should Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented 173
      William J. Winslade

      12 The Child Should Not Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child’s Parents or Guardians Have Consented 181
      Catherine M. Brooks

      Reply to Brooks 192

      Reply to Winslade 194

      Part 7 Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Ever Ethical? 197

      Introduction 197

      References 201

      13 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Ethical 203
      John Lachs

      14 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Not Ethical 213
      Patrick Lee

      Reply to Lee 222

      Reply to Lachs 225

      Part 8 Should Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Be Conducted? 229

      Introduction 229

      References 233

      15 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Be Conducted 237
      Jane Maienschein

      16 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Not Be Conducted 248
      Bertha Alvarez Manninen

      Joint Reply 259

      Part 9 Should We Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research? 261

      Introduction 261

      References 268

      17 We Should Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research 271
      Jean Kazez

      18 We Should Not Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research 281
      Carl Cohen

      Reply to Cohen 291

      Reply to Kazez 294

      Part 10 Should the United States of America Adopt Universal Healthcare? 297

      Introduction 297

      References 301

      19 The United States of America Should Adopt Universal Healthcare 303
      John Geyman

      20 The United States of America Should Not Adopt Universal Healthcare: Let’s Try Freedom Instead 314
      Glen Whitman

      Reply to Whitman 327

      Reply to Geyman 331

      Part 11 Is There a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement? 335

      Introduction 335

      References 339

      21 There Is a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement 343
      Nicholas Agar

      22 There Is No Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement: The Slippery Slope to Genocide 353
      Edwin Black

      Reply to Black 363

      Reply to Agar 366

      Part 12 Can There Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death? 369

      Introduction 369

      References 374

      23 There Can Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death 377
      James L. Bernat

      24 There Cannot Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death: Against Definitions, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, and Determinate Boundaries 388
      Winston Chiong

      Reply to Chiong 397

      Reply to Bernat 399

      Part 13 Is There Ever a Circumstance in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information? 401

      Introduction 401

      References 407

      25 There Are Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information 409
      Tom L. Beauchamp

      26 There Are No Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information 418
      Jason T. Eberl

      Reply to Eberl 428

      Reply to Beauchamp 431

      Part 14 Should In Vitro Fertilization Be an Option for a Woman? 435

      Introduction 435

      References 439

      27 In Vitro Fertilization Should Be an Option for a Woman 441
      Laura Purdy

      28 In Vitro Fertilization Should Not Be an Option for a Woman 451
      Christopher Tollefsen

      Reply to Tollefsen 460

      Reply to Purdy 462

      Part 15 Are International Clinical Trials Exploitative? 465

      Introduction 465

      References 470

      29 Clinical Trials Are Inherently Exploitative: The Likelihood That They Are Is High 473
      Jamie Carlin Watson

      30 International Clinical Trials Are Not Inherently Exploitative 485
      Richard J. Arneson

      Reply to Arneson 495

      Reply to Watson 498

      Index 501

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