Bioethics : an introduction

Bioethics: An Introduction......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
Preface page......Page 7
Using this book......Page 10
Notes for instructors......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 13
Part I Bioethics and Ethics......Page 15
1 Biotechnology and bioethics: what it’s all about......Page 17
2 Ethics in general: ethics, action and freedom......Page 25
3 Ethics in the context of society: ethics, society and the law......Page 37
4 Ethical theories: virtue, duty and happiness......Page 46
5 Identifying and evaluating arguments: logic and morality......Page 64
6 General arguments: it’s unnatural, it’s disgusting, it’s risky, it’s only opinion......Page 86
Part II At the Beginning and End of Life......Page 105
Section 1 Cloning......Page 107
7 Therapeutic cloning: the moral status of embryos......Page 109
8 Reproductive cloning: science and science fiction......Page 130
Section 2 Reproduction......Page 151
9 Reproductive freedom: rights, responsibilities and choice......Page 153
10 The resources of reproduction: eggs, sperm and wombs for sale......Page 173
11 Screening and embryo selection: eliminating disorders or people?......Page 195
Section 3 Aging and death......Page 217
12 Aging and immortality: the search for longevity......Page 219
13 Death and killing: the quality and value of life......Page 238
Part III In the Midst of Life......Page 261
Section 4 Our duties to ourselves......Page 263
14 Human enhancement: the more the better?......Page 265
15 Bio-information: databases, privacy and the fight against crime......Page 287
16 Security and defence: security sensitivity, publication and warfare......Page 311
Section 5 Our duties to each other......Page 333
17 Food and energy security: GM food, biofuel and the media......Page 335
18 Bio-ownership: who owns the stuff of life?......Page 362
19 Human justice: the developed and developing worlds......Page 385
Section 6 Our duties to nature......Page 407
20 Non-human animals: consciousness, rationality and animal rights......Page 409
21 The living and non-living environment: Spaceship Earth......Page 432
22 Reflection, speculation and points to ponder......Page 459
Index......Page 471