{"product_id":"biomedical-ethics-walter-glannon-9780195144314","title":"Biomedical Ethics","description":"Today, advances in medicine and biotechnology occur at a rapid pace and have a profound impact on our lives. Mechanical devices can sustain an injured person's life indefinitely. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the body and brain can reveal disorders before symptoms appear. Genetic testing of embryos can predict whether people will have diseases earlier or later in life. It may even become possible to clone human beings. These and other developments raise difficult ethical questions. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBiomedical Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e is an engaging philosophical introduction to the most important ethical positions and arguments in six areas of biomedicine: the patient-doctor relationship, medical research on humans, reproductive rights and technologies, genetics, medical decisions at the end of life, and the allocation of scarce medical resources. Concisely capturing the historical, contemporary, and future-oriented aspects of the field, author Walter Glannon discusses both perennial issues in medicine, such as doctors' duties to patients, and recent and emerging issues in scientific innovation, including gene therapy and cloning. Ideal for undergraduate courses in contemporary moral problems, introduction to ethics, and introduction to bioethics, \u003cem\u003eBiomedical Ethics\u003c\/em\u003e is accessible to students who have little or no background in ethical theory, medicine, or biotechnology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter Glannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195144317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195144314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/22\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.55h x 5.48w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 1431\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2008 pg. 1714","brand":"Walter Glannon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054647472383,"sku":"9780195144314","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8df1ef30-8fff-4eba-a67f-ec0928a8b11a.jpg?v=1685031171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biomedical-ethics-walter-glannon-9780195144314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}