Ibero-American Bioethics: History and Perspectives

By Leo Pessini

Foreword;H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr.;Introduction;L?o Pessini and Christian de Paul de Barchifontaine; Part I. Reflections from the Latin American Context; 1. The Historical Setting of Latin American Bioethics, Diego Gr?cia Guill?n;2. The Discourses of Bioethics in Latin America, Jos? Alberto Mainetti; 3. A Personal History of Bioethics in Latin America: The Current Challenge to the Medical Profession and the Influence of Pharmaceutical Companies, James F. Drane; 4. Bioethics in Latin America and Colombia, Alfonso Lhano Escobar, S.J.; 5. The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and Latin America Bioethics, Fernando Lolas Stepke; Part II. Reflections from Pioneering Voices; 6. References to Bioethics in Argentina, Jos? Alberto Mainetti and Marta Lucia Perez; 7. Bioethics in Bolivia: Antecedents and Projections, Javier Luna Orosco Eduardo; 8. An X-Ray of Bioethics in Brazil: Pioneering Voices, Institutional and Educational Programs, and Perspectives, L?o Pessini and Christian de Paul de Barchifontaine; 9. Bioethics in Chile, Miguel Kottow; 10. Evolution of Bioethics in Costa Rica: A Recent History, Daniel Bustos Montero; 11. Bioethics in Cuba: Responsibility and Solidarity, Jos? Ram?n Acosta Sariego; 12. The History of Bioethics in the Dominican Republic, Miguel Angel Suazo; 13. Historical Aspects of the Development of Bioethics in Ecuador, Katya Rodr?guez; 14. A Survey of the Development of Mexican Bioethics: Genomic Medicine as One of its Greatest Challenges, Gerardo Jim?nez-S?nchez, Cesar Francisco Lara-?lvarez, and Alberto Arellano-M?ndez; 15. The History of Bioethics in Panama, Claude Verg?s; 16. The History and Development of Bioethics in Paraguay, Marta Ascurra; 17. Bioethics in Peru, Roberto Lhanos Zuloaga; 18. Bioethics in Portugal, Jorge Biscaia and Walter Osswald; 19. Historical Development of Bioethics in Puerto Rico, Leonides Santos y Vargas; 20.The Dynamics of the Bioethical Dialogue in Spain, Francesc Abel, S.J., and N?ria Terribas; 21. Bioethics in Venezuela: First Footpaths, Ludwig Schmidt H.; Part III. Special Topics in Bioethics; 22. Bioethics and Religion in Latin America, M?rcio Fabri dos Anjos; 23. Bioethics and Women in Latin America: A Biographical and Genealogical Essay, Debora Diniz and Dirce Guilhem; 24. Bioethics and the Environment: A Hermeneutic Approach, Jos? Roque Junges, S.J., and Lucilda Selli; 25. Human Vulnerability, Jos? Eduardo de Siqueira and Marco Segre; 26. Ethics of Research Involving Human Beings: The Brazilian Experience, William Saad Hossne and Corina Bontempo Duca de Freitas; Part IV. The Future of Ibero-American Bioethics; 27. A Prospective Examination for Discovering Challenges from the Hispano-American Historical Context, Hubert Lepargneur; 28. A Critical Reading of Latin American Bioethics, Germ?n Calder?n Legarda; 29. What Kind of Future Awaits Us? Some Challenging Questions for the Future of Bioethics in Ibero-America, L?o Pessini and Christian de Paul de Barchifontaine; Part V. Postscript; 30. The Many Beginnings of Bioethics: A Comparison of American and Ibero-American Bioethics and the Possibility of a Global Bioethics, Jennifer A. Bulcock; Notes on Contributors Index

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402093497
• ISBN13: 9781402093494
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"