Ethics, Conflict and Medical Treatment for Children: From disagreement to dissensus
Wilkinson, Dominic
Savulescu, Julian
This book has two principal aims. Firstly, it will to equip doctors, law makers, students and the public with the knowledge and skills to make better decisions about the use of medical treatment, especially experimental treatment, in situations of disagreement and life-threatening illness. Secondly, it will create a new way of approaching medical ethics that embraces moral disagreement and pluralism. It will establish a distinctive approach to 21st century medical ethics. INDICE: Disagreement Chapter 1: The Charlie Gard case Agreement Chapter 2: Futility Chapter 3: Best interests Chapter 4: Resources Chapter 5: Research Chapter 6: Parents Agreeing to disagree Chapter 7: Dissensus and value pluralism Chapter 8: Embracing disagreement Chapter 9: Learning from Charlie Gard Appendix 1: Savulescu's view Appendix 2: Wilkinson's view
- ISBN: 978-0-7020-7781-4
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 192
- Fecha Publicación: 31/01/2019
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés