Download or read book Ethical Issues In Modern Medicine: Contemporary Readings in Bioethics written by Bonnie Steinbock and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages. This book was released on 2008-01-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive anthology represents the key issues and problems in the field of biomedical ethics through the most up-to-date readings and case studies available. Each of the book's seven parts is prefaced with helpful introductions that raise important questions and skillfully contextualize the positions and main points of the articles that follow. This seventh edition updates and expands parts throughout the text, including the discussions of conflicting roles and responsibilities for medical professionals and justice in health care. A new Part Seven entitled "Emerging Technologies and Perennial Issues," which explores the issues of behavioral genetics and human enhancements.