Before Bioethics A History of American Medical Ethics from the Colonial Period to the Bioethics Revolution |
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| Author:
| Baker, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-977411-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $144.50AUD $233.00 |
Book Description:
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The first history of American medical ethics published in more than a half century, Before Bioethics tracks the evolution of American medical ethics from colonial midwives and physicians' oaths to current bioethical controversies over abortion, AIDS, animal rights, and physician-assisted suicide.
The first history of American medical ethics published in more than a half century, Before Bioethics tracks the evolution of American medical ethics from colonial midwives and physicians' oaths to current bioethical controversies over abortion, AIDS, animal rights, and physician-assisted suicide.