Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics: Decision-Making, Principles, and Cases

The most comprehensive and up to date collection of its kind Case Studies in Biomedical Ethics: Decision Making Principles and Cases Second Edition explores fundamental ethical questions arising from real situations faced by health professionals patients and others. Featuring a wide range of more than 100 case studies drawn from current events court cases and physicians experiences the book is divided into three parts. Part 1 presents a basic framework for ethical decision making in healthcare while Part 2 explains the relevant ethical principles: beneficence and nonmaleficence justice respect for autonomy veracity fidelity and avoidance of killing. Parts 1 and 2 provide students with the background to analyze the ethical dilemmas presented in Part 3 which features cases on a broad spectrum of issues including abortion mental health experimentation on humans the right to refuse treatment and much more. The volume is enhanced by opening text boxes in each chapter that cross reference relevant cases in other chapters an appendix of important ethical codes and a glossary of key terms.