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First published in 1985. Medical ethics is a vitally important subject and currently a highly controversial one. Recent cases have highlighted both the intellectual and moral challenges posed by the dilemmas of modern medicine and their significance for us all. John Harris fives a fully up-to-date survey of the issues in this crucial field of applied ethics, including in vitro fertilisation and experimentation on human embryos.

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Author:   John Harris
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138129740

ISBN 10:   1138129747
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   29 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Beings, human beings and persons 2 Above all do no harm 3 Must doctors help their patients? 4 Killing: A caring thing to do? 5 The value of life 6 The beginnings of life 7 Whose body is it anyway? 8 A woman’s right to choose 9 Sexual morality and the natural 10 Respect for persons I 11 Respect for persons II 12 Death is abolished

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John Harris is Professor of Applied Philosophy at the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy, University of Manchester.

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