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100	1		_aHolland, Stephen _q(Stephen Michael), _d1963- _eauthor. _912823
245	1	0	_aBioethics : _ba philosophical introduction / _cStephen Holland.
250			_aSecond edition.
263			_a1701
264			_aMalden, MA, USA ; _aCambridge, UK: _bPolity Press, _c©2017.
300			_aviii, 273 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext. _btext.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aMoral status Life, death and killing Personal identity The normativity of the 'natural'
520			_aThis book provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary bioethics. It also presents provocative, philosophically informed arguments on current bioethical issues. Holland engages with debates ranging from the more familiar -- such as euthanasia, advance decision to refuse treatment, and new reproductive technologies -- to the philosophical implications of recent developments in genetics, including prenatal genetic therapy, genetic enhancement and human cloning. The book is built around four crucial themes. The first is moral status: what are the implications of the moral status of human embryos or animals for our biomedical practices? The second theme -- life, death and killing -- looks at the ethics of ending, or failing to lengthen, human life. Holland then explores various questions of personal identity raised in contemporary bioethical debates. Finally, he presents and develops a version of the argument from nature -- which continues to be influential in bioethics -- in order to make sense of the objection that some biomedical innovations are 'unnatural'. Structuring the discussions in this way creates an engaging introduction to bioethics that is an ideal textbook for students, whilst offering much to stimulate colleagues in the field. This second edition has been thoroughly and comprehensively updated to reflect the most recent advances in bioethics, and includes an entirely new chapter on the ethical treatment of patients in the minimally conscious state. -- Back cover.
521			_aCHS _bBachelor of Science in Medical Technology
521			_aSHS _bScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
546			_aText in English
650		0	_aMedical ethics. _94364
650		0	_aBioethics. _94365
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aHolland, Stephen (Stephen Michael), 1963- author. _tBioethics _bSecond edition. _dMalden, MA : Polity, 2017 _z9780745690629 _w(DLC) 2016022828
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