Society's Choices: Social and Ethical Decision Making in Biomedicine
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ISBN: 0309051320 / Publisher: National Academies Press, March 1995
Presents a study by the Committee on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Developments in Biomedicine,...
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Presents a study by the Committee on the Social and Ethical Impacts of Developments in Biomedicine, incorporating perspectives from various interest groups on bioethics issues in the context of American history and culture. Offers recommendations on the role of government and professional societies, and discusses bioethics in health profession education and research. Includes six background papers, and commissioned papers on limiting life-prolonging medical treatment, and the role of religious belief in decision making. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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