Bioethics and Human Rights

Contemporary Issues at Home and Abroad

Wanda Teays, Alison Dundes Renteln

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Rowman & Littlefield
31 December 2023

Anthropology; Human rights; Civil rights & citizenship; International law

This third edition collection provides a contemporary survey of current international issues in bioethics and human rights for study across social science disciplines. New chapters discuss the reproductive justice in the US, immigration politics and medical duty during pandemics, climate change implications for bioethics, acoustic weaponry technologies, and vaccine politics.

Following a consideration of theoretical frameworks, there three units on human rights, life and death, and public health form an in-depth look at contemporary issues in the field of bioethics. Each unit includes cutting edge analyses by international experts and thought-provoking case studies, as well as discussion and essay prompts, and Internet and film resources. Topics range from pediatric genomics, abortion (including the Dobbs decision, medical tourism, human experimentation, climate change, the Havana syndrome, the care of aging family members, truth-telling, vulnerable human subjects, health equity, healthcare in ICE detention facilities, solitary confinement, euthanasia, lethal injections and the harvesting of human organs, pandemic ethics, vaccine controversies, and more.

The new, updated, and retained chapters make this book an appealing resource as a primary text, scholarly reference book, or a course supplement.

Edited by: Wanda Teays, Alison Dundes Renteln
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Third Edition
Dimensions: Height: 262mm, Width: 184mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 948g
ISBN: 9781538188590
ISBN 10: 1538188597
Pages: 438
Publication Date: 31 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wanda Teays is professor of philosophy at Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles Alison Dundes Renteln is professor of political science at the University of Southern California. Together, Teays and Renteln have also edited The Ethical University: Transforming Higher Education.

Reviews for Bioethics and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues at Home and Abroad

Combine authors from a Who's Who list in ethics with global issues that interest us all and you achieve this book. Well done! This important collection takes a wide range of key ethical issues in global health and examines them in the context of human rights theory and practice. It could not be more useful or more timely.