Bioethics in a European Perspective

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Henk A. M. J. Ten Have

      Pages 1-11

3. Foundations and History of Bioethics

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-16

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   2. History of Medical Ethics

      • Diego Gracia

      Pages 17-50

   3. Theoretical Models and Approaches to Ethics

      • Henk A. M. J. Ten Have

      Pages 51-82

4. Person and Body

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-113

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   2. The Human Body

      • Wim J. M. Dekkers

      Pages 115-139

   3. What is a Person

      • Martyn Evans

      Pages 141-155

5. Person and Commnuity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-197

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   2. Social Justice and Solidarity

      • Eugenijus Gefenas

      Pages 199-218

   3. Choices in Health Care: Waiting List, Rationing and Priorities

      • Henk A. M. J. Ten Have

      Pages 219-238

   4. Health Care Ethics Committees

      • Christopher D. Melley

      Pages 239-259

6. Procreation and Reproduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 289-293

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   2. In Vitro Fertilisation and Ethics

      • Paul T. Schotsmans

      Pages 295-308

   3. Ethics, Genetics, and Human Gene Therapy

      • Diego Gracia

      Pages 309-338

   4. Genetic Interventions and Personal Identity

      • Ruth F. Chadwick

      Pages 339-349

   5. Genetics and Culture

      • Henk A. M. J. Ten Have

      Pages 351-368

7. Suffering and Death

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 405-409

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   2. Images of Death and Dying

      • Wim J. M. Dekkers

      Pages 411-431

   3. Terminal Care and Ethics

      • Zbigniew Szawarski

      Pages 433-451

In this book, developed by a group of collaborating scholars in bioethics from different European countries, an overview is given of the most salient themes in present-day bioethics. The themes are discussed in order to enable the reader to have an in-depth overview of the state of the art in bioethics. Introductory chapters will guide the reader through the relevant dimensions of a particular area, while subsequent case discussions will help the reader to apply the ethical theories to specific clinical problems and health policy queries. The book focuses on perspectives typical for the European context. This highlights not only particular bioethical themes such as social justice, choices in health care, and health policy (e.g., in post-communist countries), it also emphasizes specific approaches in ethical theory, in relation to Continental philosophies such as phenomenology and hermeneutics.
Because of its articulation of what is typical for the European health care setting as well as for bioethical debate, this book is unique in comparison to existing textbooks in bioethics.
The book is an introductory textbook acquainting the reader with the major issues in present-day health care as well as the various theoretical and practical approaches to clarify these issues.

• Health Care Ethics
• bioethics
• death
• ethics
• gene therapy
• health
• history of bioethics
• history of medical ethics
• medical ethics
• social justice

• Department of Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

  Henk Have, Bert Gordijn

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