{"product_id":"this-is-bioethics-9781118770740","title":"This Is Bioethics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to Ethics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Religion and Ethics 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Law and Ethics 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 Legal and Moral Rights 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Ethical Relativism 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Why be Ethical? 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Ethical Theory 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Virtue Ethics 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Feminist Ethics 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Utilitarian Ethics 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Rule‐Based Ethics 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 ‘Georgetown Mantra’ 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.1 Non‐Maleficence 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.2 Beneficence 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.3 Respect for Autonomy 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5.4 Justice 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Contract Theory 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Basics of Bioethics 37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 History and Scope of Bioethics 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Who Can Claim to be a Bioethicist? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Organizations and Journals 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Policy Advice 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Common Arguments in Bioethics 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Playing God 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Unnatural and Abnormal 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Dignity 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Nazi Arguments in Bioethics 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 Slippery‐Slope Arguments 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Treating Someone as a Means 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Moral Standing: What Matters 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Moral Standing and Moral Status 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Species Membership 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Sentientism 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Capabilities 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Biocentrism 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Holism 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 The Future 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Beginning of Life 69\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Ethical Arguments about Reproductive Rights and Responsibilities 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Reproductive Autonomy and the Right to Reproduce 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Consequentialism and Procreative Beneficence 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 ‘Do No Harm’ and the Person‐Affecting Restriction 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.4 The Non‐Identity Problem 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.5 Virtue Ethics 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.6 Feminist Bioethics 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Issues in Assisted Reproduction 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Genetic Relatedness: How Important Is It? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Issues of Selection in Reproduction 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Embryos, Fetuses and Abortion 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Fetuses 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Judith Jarvis Thomson and the Violinist 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.3 The ‘Future‐Like‐Ours’ Argument 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.4 The Impairment Argument Against Abortion 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.5 Women’s Character 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.6 Abortion and Fetal Transplants 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.7 Savior Siblings 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.8 Infants and Infanticide 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.9 Severely Disabled Infants 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.10 Acts and Omissions 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.11 Newborn Screening 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Health Care Professional-Patient Relationship 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Informed Consent 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Paternalism 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Deciding for Others 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Deciding for Others: Advance Directives 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Deciding for Others: Patients Who Never Had Capacity 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 Deciding for Others: Incapacitated Patients without Advance Directives 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Truth Telling 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Confidentiality 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Conscience Matters 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Duty to Treat 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Research Ethics 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Elements of Ethical Research 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Clinical Research: The Basics 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Animal Experiments 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Informed Consent 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Trial‐Related Injuries 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Benefits 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Benefiting from Evil 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Ethical Issues Affecting Clinical Research Involving the Catastrophically Ill 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Developing World 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.1 Utility of Research Question 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9.2 Standards of Care 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Genetics 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Genetics and Genomics 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 Introduction – Genetics, Genomics and Bioethics: Is Genetics Special? 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Issues in Clinical Genetics: Genetic Testing and Counseling 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2.1 Non‐Directiveness 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2.2 Children 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2.3 Genetic Screening 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2.4 Direct‐to‐Consumer Testing 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Gene Therapy: Somatic and Germline 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 Is There a Need for Germline Gene Therapy? 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Risks and Irreversible Consequences 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.3 Future Generations and Lack of Consent 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.4 The Iconic Significance of the Germline 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.5 Gene Editing 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Genomic Research 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 The Human Genome Project 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Biobanks 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Feedback of Findings 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Personalized Medicine 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Human Cloning – Therapeutic Cloning 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Reproductive Cloning 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Other Issues in Genetics and Genomics 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Enhancement 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Enhancement and Superhumans 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 The Meaning of Enhancement 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3.1 Enhancement and Improvement 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Alternatives to the ‘Improvement’ Account 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.1 Therapy–Enhancement Distinction 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.2 Species‐Normal Functioning 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.2.1 Quantitative Account of Enhancement 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.3 Enhancement: The Umbrella View 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Ethical Issues 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Is Enhancement Necessary? 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 Enhancement is Inevitable 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.3 A Compromise Position? 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.4 Autonomy 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.5 The Habermasian Concern 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Social Inequalities and Social Justice 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6.1 Consequences for the Future of Humans 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Moral Enhancement 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Cognitive Enhancement 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Mental Health 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Mental Illness 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Diagnosis 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Autonomy and Capacity 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Least Restrictive Option 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Best Interests 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Treatment and Detention 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6.1 Detention for the Good of the Service User 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6.2 Detention for the Protection of Others 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 End of Life 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Do You Want to Live Forever? 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Terminology 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Case for the Decriminalization of Assisted Dying 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 The Case Against the Decriminalization of Assisted Dying 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 In‐Principle Reasons Against Assistance in Dying 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Slippery‐Slope Reasons Against Assistance in Dying 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2.1 Pereira v. Downie 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Violation of Health Care Professional Values and Traditions 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Justice and Health Care 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Types of Justice 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 Justice and Discrimination 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 Justice in Distribution 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 Procedural Justice 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.4 Justice and Exploitation 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 The Concept of Justice and its Connection With Equality 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 Justice and Equality: Equal Treatment and Equal Consideration 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Justice, ‘Deserving’, and Personal Responsibility 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.3 Justice is Giving People What They Need 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Theories of Justice 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Utility and Well‐Being 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Respect for Persons: Rights to Health and Health Care 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.3 John Rawls and Norman Daniels 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.4 The Capabilities Approach 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Special Cases 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5.1 Personalized Medicine and Justice 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Population Health 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Global Health Issues 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Health Aid Obligations 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2.1 Allocation Priorities 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Population Health and Public Health 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Communicable Disease Control Challenges 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.1 Take One: Michael Johnson is Not Culpable 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.2 Take Two: Michael Johnson is Culpable 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.3 Take Three: Shared Responsibility 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.4 Deterrence 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.5 Private Acts and Social Consequences 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.6 Novel Coronavirus Pandemic 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4.7 Vaccines 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Public Health Promotion 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5.1 Communicable Disease: HIV 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5.2 Non‐Communicable Disease: Obesity 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 295\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406919868759,"sku":"9781118770740","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118770740.jpg?v=1730497560","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/this-is-bioethics-9781118770740","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}