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Worst Case Bioethics
In Worst Case Bioethics, George Annas employs contemporary disputes involving death and disaster to explore the radical changes underway in public health practice, the application of constitutional law to medicine, and human rights discourse to promote human health and wellbeing.
Paperback / softback
14-June-2011
360 Pages
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Worst Case Bioethics
RRP:
$89.95
$55.00
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"Carefully reasoned, clearly articulated, and pulls no punches...Boldly tackles the most contentious issues in bioethics and public policy....Worst Case Bioethics is certain to provoke strong responses across disciplines and ideologies on issues of great importance."- Mark Rothstein, Journal of Legal Medicine"Annas persuasively argues in Worst Case Bioethics that basing policy on extreme nightmare possibilities leads to a distortion of
fundamental ethical principles and legal protections." - Arthur L. Caplan, The Lancet"Worst Case Bioethics offers a valuable consideration of how public health policy is sometimes shaped
by fear in a counterproductive manner. The book is well-written, well-reasoned, and persuasive." - Thomas May, Science