Bioethics : : Latin American perspectives / / edited by Arleen L. F. Salles, Maria Julia Bertomeu.
This book presents a unique view of the current state of development of bioethics in Latin America. Twelve Latin American thinkers who share a primary interest in bioethics address a vast range of questions, including autonomy, rights, justice, and the role of culture and religion in bioethics. Thes...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Editions Rodopi,, 2002. |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Value Inquiry Book Series ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (220 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Arleen L.F. SALLES: Editorial Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- PART I: AUTONOMY AND THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS
- ONE Arleen L.F. SALLES: Autonomy and Culture: The Case of Latin America
- TWO: Margarita M. VALDES: Abortion and Contraception in Mexico: The Attitudes and the Arguments of the Catholic Church
- THREE Maria Victoria COSTA and Susana E. SOMMER: Women's Reproductive Rights and Public Policy in Argentina
- FOUR Martin Diego FARRELL: Hastening Death
- PART II: JUSTICE AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE
- FIVE Paulette DIETERLEN: Some Philosophical Considerations on Mexico's Education, Health, and Food Program
- SIX Maria Julia BERTOMEU and Graciela VIDIELLA: Moral Person and the Right to Health Care
- PART III: EXPERIMENTATION ON HUMAN SUBJECTS
- SEVEN Florencia LUNA: Research in Developing Countries: The Ethical Issues
- EIGHT Jose Roberto GOLDIM: Bioethics and Research in Brazil
- PART IV: ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE PROCUREMENT AND ALLOCATION OF ORGANS
- NINE Eduardo RIVERA LOPEZ: What Is (Exactly) Wrong with Selling Your Body Parts?
- TEN Maria Graciela de ORTUZAR: Interdisciplinary Ethics Committees for Determining Criteria of Organ Distribution
- Notes on Contributors
- Index.