Human Medicine

by Jo Anne Smith Rohricht and James B. Nelson

This completely revised and expanded edition offers an up-to-date analysis of developments in biomedical technology of the past 10 years. James B. Nelson and Jo Anne Smith Rohricht examine the social, political, legal, and moral dimensions of abortion, human experimentation, reproductive technologies, genetics, death and dying transplants, and health care systems.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806620862
• ISBN13: 9780806620862
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Well Done Compendium of Medical Ethics/Mod. Christian View

Coming from a moderate-to-liberal Protestant Christian position (both authors are from Union Theological Seminary of Twin Cities), this book presents an intro to the field of medical ethics.This was included in required reading list of grad. course on bioethics, and thus provides adequate overview of the subject matter.Although more conservative Christians will not agree with many of the ethical statements, this certainly provides a view for where many are coming from in this growing field of importance. The views on abortion are slanted towards pro-choice, however most of the time seeks to present a balanced opinion.One of my areas of interest is an example of such balance, the area of informed consent,e.g. "We distort the larger issues of human research when we absolutize either side of the question-means or ends, present or future, individual or society. There is undeniable truth on both sides. We are on better ground if we pose the question in terms of responsibility. The researcher is responsible to the welfare of the subjects of the experiment. Their free humanity cannot be violated without impunity. The researcher is also responsible for the welfare of the larger society. There is potential harm in not doing research as well as risks of doing it. Beyond these affirmations, we who attempt to perceive the world through Christian lenses affirm our responsibility to God."