Bioethics: Volume 19, Part 2 Paul Miller Jr Paul Paperback 9780521525268

Bioethics: Volume 19, Part 2Author(s): Ellen Frankel Paul, Fred D. Miller, Jr, Jeffrey Paul\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521525268, 978-0521525268\nSynopsis\nTechnological innovations and social developments have led to dramatic changes in the practice of medicine and in the way that scientists conduct medical research. Change has brought beneficial consequences, yet these gains have come at a cost, for many modern medical practices raise troubling ethical questions: Should life be sustained mechanically when the brain's functions have ceased? Should potential parents be permitted to manipulate the genetic characteristics of their embryos? Should society ration medical care to control costs? Should fetal stem cells be experimented upon in an effort to eventually palliate or cure debilitating diseases? Bioethicists analyze and assess moral dilemmas raised by medical research and innovative.