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Mere Genes A Review Of Life Script By Nicholas Wade And The Misunderstood Gene By Michael Morange, M. Therese Lysaught
Mere Genes A Review Of Life Script By Nicholas Wade And The Misunderstood Gene By Michael Morange, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Anticipatory Corpse: Medicine, Power, And Care For The Dying By Jeffrey P. Bishop, M. Therese Lysaught
Review Of The Anticipatory Corpse: Medicine, Power, And Care For The Dying By Jeffrey P. Bishop, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
No abstract provided.
Review Of The X In Sex, By David Bainbridge, M. Therese Lysaught
Review Of The X In Sex, By David Bainbridge, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
No abstract provided.
And Power Corrupts…: Theology And The Disciplinary Matrix Of Bioethics, M. Therese Lysaught
And Power Corrupts…: Theology And The Disciplinary Matrix Of Bioethics, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
What role should religion play in a religiously pluralistic liberal society? Public bioethics unavoidably raises this question in a particularly insistent fashion. As the 20 papers in this collection demonstrate, the issues are complex and multifaceted. The authors address specific and highly contested issues as assisted suicide, stem cell research, cloning, reproductive health, and alternative medicine as well as more general questions such as who legitimately speaks for religion in public bioethics, what religion can add to our understanding of justice, and the value of faith-based contributions to healthcare. Christian (Catholic and Protestant), Jewish, Islamic, and Buddhist viewpoints are represented. …
Review Of A Different Death: Euthanasia And The Christian Tradition By Edward J. Larson And Darrel W. Amundsen, M. Therese Lysaught
Review Of A Different Death: Euthanasia And The Christian Tradition By Edward J. Larson And Darrel W. Amundsen, M. Therese Lysaught
M. Therese Lysaught
No abstract provided.
Researchers’ Perceptions Of Ethical Challenges In Cluster Randomized Trials: A Qualitative Analysis, Andrew Mcrae, Carol Bennett, Judith Belle Brown, Charles Weijer, Robert Boruch, Jamie Brehaut, Shazia Chaudhry, Allan Donner, Martin Eccles, Jeremy Grimshaw, Merrick Zwarenstein, Monica Taljaard
Researchers’ Perceptions Of Ethical Challenges In Cluster Randomized Trials: A Qualitative Analysis, Andrew Mcrae, Carol Bennett, Judith Belle Brown, Charles Weijer, Robert Boruch, Jamie Brehaut, Shazia Chaudhry, Allan Donner, Martin Eccles, Jeremy Grimshaw, Merrick Zwarenstein, Monica Taljaard
Charles Weijer
Background
Cluster randomized trials (CRTs) pose ethical challenges for investigators and ethics committees. This study describes the views and experiences of CRT researchers with respect to: (1) ethical challenges in CRTs; (2) the ethics review process for CRTs; and (3) the need for comprehensive ethics guidelines for CRTs.
Methods
Descriptive qualitative analysis of interviews conducted with a purposive sample of 20 experienced CRT researchers.
Results
Informants expressed concern over the potential for bias that may result from requirements to obtain informed consent from research participants in CRTs. Informants suggested that the need for informed consent ought to be related to …
Bioethics In Canada, Charles Weijer, Anthony Skelton, Samantha Brennan
Bioethics In Canada, Charles Weijer, Anthony Skelton, Samantha Brennan
Samantha Brennan
This comprehensive introduction to bioethical issues emphasizes Canadian policies, issues, and scholars. Using the human lifespan as an organizing narrative, Bioethics in Canada explores ethical theories through a diverse selection of readings discussing traditional and cutting-edge topics in the field.
Readership : Bioethics in Canada is a core text for bioethics courses, generally offered in second- or third-year through philosophy departments at Canadian universities.
http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780195440157.html
Adult Children And Eldercare: The Moral Considerations Of Filial Obligations, H Theixos
Adult Children And Eldercare: The Moral Considerations Of Filial Obligations, H Theixos
H Theixos
This essay investigates the demands on adult children to provide care for their elderly/ill parents from a socio-moral perspective. In order to narrow the examination, the question pursued here is agent-relative: What social and moral complexities are involved for the adult child when their parent(s) need care? First, this article examines our society’s expectation that adult children are morally obligated to provide care for their parents. Second, the essay articulates how transgressing against this normative expectation can inure significant moral criticism. The final sections present these tensions within the context of disability.