TY - BOOK ID - 10769855 TI - Bioethics beyond the headlines : who lives? who dies? who decides? PY - 2005 SN - 0742545245 0742545237 0742571637 9780742571631 129978206X 9781299782068 9780742545236 9780742545243 PB - Totowa Rowman & Littlefield DB - UniCat KW - bio-ethiek (medische, biomedische ethiek, bio-ethische aspecten) KW - bioéthique (éthique médicale, biomédicale, aspects bioéthiques) KW - Bioethics. KW - Medical ethics. KW - Bioethical Issues. KW - Biology KW - Biomedical ethics KW - Life sciences KW - Life sciences ethics KW - Clinical ethics KW - Ethics, Medical KW - Health care ethics KW - Medical care KW - Medicine KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Science KW - Bioethics KW - Professional ethics KW - Nursing ethics KW - Social medicine KW - Medical ethics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:10769855 AB - Bioethics asks fundamental questions. 'Who lives? Who dies? Who decides?' These questions are relevant to us all. Too often, the general public's sole encounter with these weighty questions is through sound bites fed to us by the media—where complex, difficult matters are typically presented in superficial and inaccurate terms. Here, renowned bioethicist Albert R. Jonsen equips readers with the tools and background to navigate the fascinating and complex landscape of bioethics. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines is a primer. You will not find convoluted philosophical arguments in this volume. Rather, you will find an engaging sampling of the key questions in bioethics, including euthanasia, assisted reproduction, cloning and stem cells, neuroscience, access to healthcare, and even research on animals and questions of environmental ethics—areas typically overlooked in general introductions to bioethics. But a 'primer' is not merely a first book—it should also 'prime' the interest of the reader, to prepare the mind for a more expansive venture into these issues. Bioethics Beyond the Headlines intends to do just that. ER -