The Oxford Handbook of Bioethics (Oxford Handbooks)

Thirty-four Contributors Reflect The Interdisciplinarity That Is Characteristic Of Bioethics, And Its Increasingly International Character. Thirty Topics Are Covered In Original Essays Written By Some Of The World's Leading Figures In The Field, As Well As By Some Newer Up-and-comers. The Essays Address Both Perennial Issues, Such As The Methodology Of Bioethics, Autonomy, Justice, Death, And Moral Status, And Newer Issues, Such As Biobanking, Stem Cell Research, Cloning, Pharmacogenomics, And Bioterrorism. Other Topics Concern Mental Illness And Moral Agency, The Rule Of Double Effect, Justice And The Elderly, The Definition Of Death, Organ Transplantation, Feminist Approaches To Commodification Of The Body, Life Extension, Advance Directives, Physician-assisted Death, Abortion, Genetic Research, Population Screening, Enhancement, Research Ethics, And The Implications Of Public And Global Health For Bioethics. Anyone Who Wants To Know How The Central Debates In Bioethics Have Developed In Recent Years, And Where The Debates Are Going, Will Want To Consult This Book. It Will Be An Invaluable Resource Not Only For Scholars And Graduate Students In Bioethics, But Also For Those In Philosophy, Medicine, Law, Theology, Social Science, Public Policy, And Public Health Who Wish To Keep Abreast Of Developments In Bioethics. Pt. I. Theoretical And Methodological Issues. Methods In Bioethics / James F. Childress -- The Way We Reason Now : Reflective Equilibrium In Bioethics / John D. Arras -- Autonomy / Bruce Jennings -- Mental Disorder, Moral Agency, And The Self / Jeanette Kennett -- 'reinventing' The Rule Of Double Effect / Daniel P. Sulmasy -- Pt. Ii. Justice And Policy. Policy-making In Pluralistic Societies / Søren Holm -- Tiers Without Tears : The Ethics Of A Two-tier Health Care System / Benjamin J. Krohmal And Ezekiel J. Emanuel -- Justice And The Elderly / Dennis Mckerlie -- Pt. Iii. Bodies And Bodily Parts. Organ Transplantation / Ronald Munson -- Biobanking / Louise Irving And John Harris -- For Dignity Or Money : Feminists On The Commodification Of Women's Reproductive Labour / Carolyn Mcleod -- Pt. Iv. The End Of Life. The Definition Of Death / Stuart J. Youngner -- The Aging Society And The Expansion Of Senility : Biotechnological And Treatment Goals / Stephen G. Post -- Death Is A Punch In The Jaw : Life-extension And Its Discontents / Felicia Nimue Ackerman -- Precedent Autonomy, Advance Directives, And End-of-life Care / John K. Davis -- Physician-assisted Death : The State Of The Debate / Gerald Dworkin. Pt. V. Reproduction And Cloning. Abortion Revisited / Don Marquis -- Moral Status, Moral Value, And Human Embryos : Implications For Stem Cell Research / Bonnie Steinbock -- Therapeutic Cloning : Politics And Policy / Andrea Bonnicksen -- Pt. Vi. Genetics And Enhancement. Population Genetic Research And Screening : Conceptual And Ethical Issues / Eric T. Juengst -- Enhancement / Thomas H. Murray -- Genetic Interventions And The Ethics Of Enhancement Of Human Beings / Julian Savulescu -- Pharmacogenomics : Ethical And Regulatory Issues / Matthew Decamp And Allen Buchanan -- Pt. Vii. Research Ethics. Clinical Equipoise : Foundational Requirement Or Fundamental Error? / Alex John London -- Research On Cognitively Impaired Adults / Jason Karlawish -- Research In Developing Countries / Florencia Luna -- Animal Experimentation / Alastair Norcross -- Pt. Viii. Public And Global Health. The Implications Of Public Health For Bioethics / Jeffrey Kahn And Anna Mastroianni -- Global Health / Ruth Macklin -- Bioethics And Bioterrorism / Jonathan Moreno. Edited By Bonnie Steinbock. Originally Published: 2007. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.