The ethics of medical research on humans / Claire Foster.
One of the most difficult problems confronting clinicians and medical professionals today is the application of ethical principles to real decisions affecting patients. In this even-handed book, Clare Foster examines the three main approaches to moral decision-making: goal-based, duty-based, and rig...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Summary: | One of the most difficult problems confronting clinicians and medical professionals today is the application of ethical principles to real decisions affecting patients. In this even-handed book, Clare Foster examines the three main approaches to moral decision-making: goal-based, duty-based, and rights-based. She discusses the underlying philosophical arguments behind each approach, examines their relative strengths and weaknesses, and indicates how they can actually be applied. Is it ethical to experiment with new cures on people who are probably dying? How do you assess quality of consent? This book provides a thorough, nonpartisan grounding in what the ethical principles are and what informs them. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 159 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511117345 9780511117343 0511154585 9780511154584 9780521641968 0521641969 9780511545498 0511545495 1280153695 9781280153693 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511545498 |