Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making

By Thomas May and May

Book Overview

May discusses the fundamental features of a liberal society- chiefly, the individual's rights to make decisions for him- or herself-then applies them in the most important relational issues in health care: patients' autonomy and professionals' rights of conscience. Issues concerning patients' rights are at the center of bioethics, but the political basis for these rights has rarely been examined

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801892821
• ISBN13: 9780801892820
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher