Body in bioethics

By:

Campbell, Alastair V

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Biomedical law and ethics libraryPublication details: London Routledge 2009Description: xii,150p. 24 cmISBN:

9781844720569

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DDC classification:

174.2 22 CA-B

LOC classification:

R724 .C3277 2009

NLM classification:

2009 E-790
WB 60

Contents:

Why the body matters -- My body : property, commodity or gift? -- Body futures -- The tissue trove -- The branded body -- Gifts from the dead -- Together at last.

Summary: The author explores different views of the significance of the human body and contrasts those which regard it as a commodity or personal possession with those which stress its moral value as integral to the personal identity of individuals. This study provides background to many of the controversies in medical ethics.

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Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	General Books	174.2 CA-B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		125852

Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-144) and index.

Why the body matters -- My body : property, commodity or gift? -- Body futures -- The tissue trove -- The branded body -- Gifts from the dead -- Together at last.

The author explores different views of the significance of the human body and contrasts those which regard it as a commodity or personal possession with those which stress its moral value as integral to the personal identity of individuals. This study provides background to many of the controversies in medical ethics.

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