| Description |
vi, 232 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-227) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Virtues and vices -- 2. Justice : a problematic virtue? -- 3. Benevolence : a problematic virtue? -- 4. Benevolence : the only virtue? -- 5. The dictates of conscience -- 6. The duties to obtain consent, give information and respect autonomy -- 7. 'First, do no harm' -- 8. Duties to give, and rights to get, health care -- 9. Distributive justice in health care -- 10. Abortion -- 11. Suicide, assisted suicide and euthanasia -- 12. Killing and letting die -- 13. Patients' deaths and doctors' decisions -- 14. Moral issues in reproductive medicine -- 15. The old and the new. |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Ethics, Medical. |
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Philosophy. |
| ISBN |
0745625681 |
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9780745625683 |
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074562569X (pbk.) |
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9780745625690 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101266997 |
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YDXCP 100363390 |
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YDXCP 100355725 |
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NZ1 8444981 |
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AU@ 000040197434 |
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AU@ 000044109599 |
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