Medical Ethics

by James D. Torr

Book Overview

As medical technology advances, doctors are faced with increasingly complex decisions about life and death. The authors in this anthology debate what principles should guide physicians' conduct in the following tentative chapters: What Ethics Should Guide Organ Donations? Are Reproductive Technologies Ethical? Is Human Cloning Ethical? Does Physician-Assisted Suicide Violate Medical Ethics?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737701455
• ISBN13: 9780737701456
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12