Bioethics in a Liberal Society
Thomas May
The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making
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Release Date: 09/04/2002
The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making
Bioethics in a Liberal Society is essential reading for all those interested in understanding how bioethics is practiced within our society.
May discusses the fundamental features of a liberal society- chiefly, the individual's rights to make decisions for him- or herself-then applies them in the most important relational issues in health care: patients' autonomy and professionals' rights of conscience. Issues concerning patients' rights are at the center of bioethics, but the political basis for these rights has rarely been examined