Alternative Medicine and Ethics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780896034402)

Leading bioethicists and philosophers examine and debate the question of how the health care system should deal with using complimentary and alternative medicines. The distinguished authorities writing here both defend and criticize alternative medicine, with some arguing that the medical system should change substantially in order to accommodate alternative medicine, and others claiming that virtually all alternative treatments are worthless. In the heat of the debate many fundamental issues are raised concerning our health care system, among them the questions of therapeutic effectiveness, media truthfulness, the patient's freedom to choose among treatment options, health insurance coverage, the ability of the current healthcare delivery system to meet patients' needs, and government approval of alternative medicines.

Author: James M. Humber
ISBN-10: 0896034402
ISBN-13: 9780896034402
Publisher: Humana
Language: English
Published: 02/02/1998
Pages: 220
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.30w x 0.74d