American bioethics : crossing human rights and health law boundaries / / George J. Annas
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| Autore: |
Annas George J.
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| Titolo: |
American bioethics : crossing human rights and health law boundaries / / George J. Annas
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , [2005] |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 244 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 174/.957/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human rights - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Medical laws and legislation - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Medical laws and legislation - Moral and ethical aspects - United States | |
| Bioethics - United States | |
| Note generali: | Originally published: 2005. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-236) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | INTRODUCTION; I.BIOETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS; 1.BIOETHICS AND BIOTERRORISM; 2.HUMAN RIGHTS AND HEALTH; 3.THE MAN ON THE MOON; 4.THE ENDANGERED HUMAN; 5.THE RIGHT TO HEALTH; 6.CAPITAL PUNISHMENT; II.BIOETHICS AND HEALTH LAW; 7.CONJOINED TWINS; 8.PATIENT RIGHTS; 9.WHITE COAT POLICE; 10.PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION; 11.THE SHADOWLANDS; 12.WASTE AND LONGING |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Bioethics was 'born in the USA' and the values American bioethics embrace are based on American law. This text crosses the borders between bioethics and law, but moves beyond the domestic law/bioethics struggles for dominance by exploring attempts to articulate universal principles on human rights. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | American bioethics |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770555-3 |
| 0-19-539029-6 | |
| 1-280-53445-1 | |
| 0-19-974809-8 | |
| 1-60256-847-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784574803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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