The Routledge Companion to Bioethics [Paperback]

The Routledge Companion to Bioethicsis a comprehensive reference guide to a wide range of contemporary concerns in bioethics. The volume orients the reader in a changing landscape shaped by globalization, health disparities, and rapidly advancing technologies. Bioethics has begun a turn toward a systematic concern with social justice, population health, and public policy. While also covering more traditional topics, this volume fully captures this recent shift and foreshadows the resulting developments in bioethics. It highlights emerging issues such as climate change, transgender, and medical tourism, and re-examines enduring topics, such as autonomy, end-of-life care, and resource allocation.

Contents: Part I Justice and Health Distribution 1. Right to Health Care  John D. Arras. 2. Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequalities  Michael Marmot and Sridhar Venkatapuram. 3. The Ethics of Rationing: Necessity, Politics, and Fairness  Dan Callahan. 4. QALYs, DALYs, and their Critics  Greg Bognar 5. Immigration and Access to Health Care  Norman Daniels and Kerin Ladin. Part II Bioethics Across Borders6.Bioethics and Human Rights  Elizabeth Fenton. 7. Ethical challenges of distributing limited health resources in low-income countries  Kjell Arne Johansson. 8. Medical Tourism  I. Glenn Cohen. 9. Do Health Workers have a Duty to Work in Underserved Areas?  Nir Eyal and Samia Hurst. 10. Moral Responsibility for Addressing Climate Change  Madison Powers. Part III Intellectual Property and Commodification 11. Intellectual Property in the Biomedical Sciences  Justin Biddle. 12. Bias, Misconduct, and Integrity in Scientific Research  David Resnik. 13. Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry on Research and Clinical Care  Howard Brody. Part IV Research 14. Biomedical Research Ethics: Landmark Cases, Scandals,lƒ/