Ethics of Health Care: An Introductory Textbook

by Kevin D. O'Rourke, Edmund D. Pellegrino, Benedict M. Ashley

Book Overview

In the wake of the successful cloning of animals and the promises-or fears-of stem cell research, new discoveries in science and medicine need more than ever to be accompanied by careful moral reflection. Contending that concern over the ethical dimensions of these and other like issues are no longer just in the domain of those involved in medical practice, the third edition of Ethics of Health Care claims these are vital topics that should...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878403752
• ISBN13: 9780878403752
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Another opinion

I to have used the book for an online course,(perhaps the same one?) and found the book easy to follow and understand. The guidance provided this book is useful, but it is important to state the obvious that this book is from the Catholic perspective. As a non Catholic Christian I found the point of view very useful. I read the book prior to the class and then again with the class and found more in it each time I read it.