Diagnosing death : issues, ethics and questions in death determinations / Luka Prokovyev, editor.

Subjects: “…President's Council on Bioethics (U.S.)…”
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Genetic screening of newborns : an ethical inquiry / Carlos Valverde, editor.

Table of Contents: “…The changing moral focus of newborn screening: an ethical analysis by the president's council on bioethics / President's Council on Bioethics -- Genetic exceptionalism: genetic information and public policy / Amanda K. …”
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Technicians of human dignity : bodies, souls, and the making of intrinsic worth / Gaymon Bennett. by Bennett, Gaymon, 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Human Dignity and the Vatican -- The Church, the Secular, and Pastoral Power -- The Ontology of Vocation: Gaudium et spes -- Human Dignity and the United Nations -- Incapacity by Design: Politics, Sovereignty, and Human Rights -- Dignity and Governance: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Diagnostic Excursus: Economies of Life and Power -- Human Dignity and the President's Council on Bioethics -- Bioethics and the Reconfiguration of Biopolitics -- The Biopolitical Pastoral: Beyond Therapy -- Methodological Epilogue: Toward an Anthropology of Figuration.…”
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The ethics of genetic engineering / Maurya Siedler, book editor.

Table of Contents: “…Green -- Cloning humans is unethical / President's Council on Bioethics -- Embryonic stem cell research is ethical / Michael D. …”

Should the government fund embryonic stem cell research? / Amy Francis, book editor.

Table of Contents: “…United States cannot remain neutral on stem cell research / President's Council on Bioethics -- Majority of Americans want stem cell research to be federally funded / Pam Solo and Gail Pressberg -- Americans are misinformed about stem cell research / Michael Fumento -- President Bush should not have vetoed stem cell research funding / Joseph J. …”

Organ transplants / Susan C. Hunnicutt, book editor.

Table of Contents: “…The urgent need for organ donors raises complex ethical questions / President's Council on Bioethics -- Being a kidney donor was a good choice for me / Virginia Postrel -- Compensating the families of organ donors would be effective and ethical / David E. …”

Should parents be allowed to choose the gender of their children? / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.

Genetic engineering / David M. Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.

Table of Contents: “…Sandel ; Genetic engineering is not unethical / David Koepsell ; Human cloning is unethical / President's Council on Bioethics ; Human cloning is not unethical / Harry Binswanger ; Genetically engineered food poses ethical concerns / Britt Bailey -- What is the impact of genetically engineered foods? …”

Organ donation / Laura K. Egendorf, book editor.

Table of Contents: “…Department of Health and Human Services ; Organs are not allocated properly / President's Council on Bioethics ; Demographics can impact organ donation / Kieran Healy ; The organ transplant process is biased against the disabled / Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ; Religious beliefs can impact organ donation / Elizabeth Lynch -- How can organ donation be increased? …”

Life and Death : Medical Ethics of the Schiavo Case / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.

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Cloning : opposing viewpoints / Tamara L. Roleff, book editor.

Table of Contents: “…-- Reproductive cloning demeans human life / President's Council on Bioethics -- Reproductive cloning does not demean human life / Gregory E. …”

Weighing the decision : ethics and science of stem cell research / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.

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