02734nam 2200697Ia 450 991082770350332120200520144314.00-19-045299-40-19-026765-81-282-54424-197866125442480-19-974949-3(CKB)2670000000013997(EBL)497641(OCoLC)607555358(SSID)ssj0000367758(PQKBManifestationID)11279446(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000367758(PQKBWorkID)10343758(PQKB)10421410(StDuBDS)EDZ0001138871(Au-PeEL)EBL497641(CaPaEBR)ebr10375285(CaONFJC)MIL254424(MiAaPQ)EBC497641(OCoLC)428770802(FINmELB)ELB163708(EXLCZ)99267000000001399720090721d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWorst case bioethics death, disaster, and public health /George J. Annas1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20101 online resource (360 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-984071-7 0-19-539173-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; I: DEATH AND DISASTER; II: DEATH AND THE CONSTITUTION; III: DISASTER AND PUBLIC HEALTH; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Notes; IndexBioethics, still in its infancy, is routinely called on by the government to provide political cover for controversial public health decisions involving the life and death of Americans. Doomsday or worst-case scenarios are often at the heart of these biopolitical decisions. A central feature of science fiction, these scenarios can impart useful insights. But worst-case scenarios, like Frankenstein's monster, can also be unpredictably destructive, undermining both preparedness and the very values bioethics seeks to promote. Discovering a new flu strain, for example, leads immediately to visionsMedical ethicsUnited StatesMedical careUnited StatesPublic healthUnited StatesMedical policyUnited StatesMedical ethicsMedical carePublic healthMedical policy174.2Annas George J922498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827703503321Worst case bioethics3972860UNINA