Who Says You're Dead? Medical and Ethical Dilemmas for the Curious and Concerned |
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Read by:
| Yen, Jonathan |
Author:
| Appel, Jacob M. |
ISBN: | 978-1-6651-1202-4 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2021 |
Publisher: | HighBridge Company
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Book Format: | CD-Audio |
List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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Drawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas and asks listeners,
What would you
do? ● A daughter gets tested to see if she's a match to donate a kidney to her father. The test reveals that she is not the man's biological daughter. Should the doctor tell the father? Or the daughter? ● A deaf couple prefers a deaf...
More DescriptionDrawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas and asks listeners, What would you do? ● A daughter gets tested to see if she's a match to donate a kidney to her father. The test reveals that she is not the man's biological daughter. Should the doctor tell the father? Or the daughter? ● A deaf couple prefers a deaf baby. Should they be allowed to use medical technology to ensure they have a child who can't hear? ● Who should get custody of an embryo created through IVF when a couple divorces? ● Or, when you or a loved one is on life support, Who says you're dead? In short, engaging scenarios, Dr. Appel takes on hot-button issues that many of us will confront: genetic screening, sexuality, privacy, doctor-patient confidentiality. He unpacks each hypothetical with a brief reflection drawing from science, philosophy, and history, explaining how others have approached these controversies in real-world cases. Who Says You're Dead? is designed to defy easy answers and to stimulate thought and even debate among professionals and armchair ethicists alike.