Worst Case Bioethics: Death, Disaster, and Public Health - Softcover

Annas, George J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199840717 ISBN 13: 9780199840717

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2011

Synopsis

"Carefully reasoned, clearly articulated, and pulls no punches. . . Boldly tackles the most contentious issues in bioethics and public policy. . . . Worst Case Bioethics is certain to provoke strong responses across disciplines and ideologies on issues of great importance."- Mark Rothstein, Journal of Legal Medicine" Annas persuasively argues in Worst Case Bioethics that basing policy on extreme nightmare possibilities leads to a distortion of fundamental ethical principles and legal protections." - Arthur L. Caplan, The Lancet" Worst Case Bioethics offers a valuable consideration of how public health policy is sometimes shaped by fear in a counterproductive manner. The book is well-written, well-reasoned, and persuasive." - Thomas May, Science

About this title

About the Author

George Annas is William Fairfield Warren Professor at Boston University and Chair of the Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health. He is also Professor in the Boston University schools of Medicine and Law. He is the co-founder of Global Lawyers and Physicians, a transnational group that promotes human rights and health. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the Institute of Medicine, and a member of the National Academies' Human Rights Committee.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199840717
• ISBN 13: 9780199840717
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360