David Degrazia

Biomedical Ethics David Degrazia

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Preface Chapter 1: General IntroductionChapter 2: The Professional-Patient RelationshipChapter 3: Contested Therapies and Biomedical EnhancementChapter 4: Human and Animal ResearchChapter 5: Death and Decisions Regarding Life-Sustaining TreatmentChapter 6: Suicide, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and Active EuthanasiaChapter 7: Abortion and Embryonic Stem-Cell ResearchChapter 8: Genetics and Human ReproductionChapter 9: Social Justice and Health-Care Policy Contributor Bio:  Mappes, Thomas A Thomas A. Mappes holds a B. S. in chemistry from the University of Dayton and a Ph. D. in philosophy from Georgetown University. He is professor of philosophy at Frostburg State University, where he has taught since 1973. He is the coeditor (with Jane S. Zembaty) of Social Ethics: Morality and Social Policy (McGraw-Hill, 4/e, 1992) and his published work appears in journals such as American Philosophical Quarterly and Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. In 1985, the Frostburg State University Foundation presented him with the Faculty Achievement Award for Teaching.