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| Acknowledgments |
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| General Introduction |
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Part 1 Are There Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide? |
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1 There Are Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide |
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2 There Are No Universal Ethical Principles That Should Govern the Conduct of Medicine and Research Worldwide |
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36 | (3) |
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Part 2 Is It Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation? |
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43 | (30) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (2) |
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3 It Is Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: Moral Puzzles and Policy Failures |
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47 | (12) |
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4 It Is Not Morally Acceptable to Buy and Sell Organs for Human Transplantation: A Very Poor Solution to a Very Pressing Problem |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (3) |
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Part 3 Were It Physically Safe, Would Human Reproductive Cloning Be Acceptable? |
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73 | (32) |
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73 | (3) |
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76 | (3) |
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5 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Be Acceptable |
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79 | (10) |
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6 Were It Physically Safe, Human Reproductive Cloning Would Not Be Acceptable |
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89 | (16) |
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98 | (3) |
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101 | (4) |
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Part 4 Is the Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Ethically Justifiable? |
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105 | (32) |
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105 | (4) |
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109 | (2) |
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7 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Ethically Justifiable |
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111 | (9) |
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8 The Deliberately Induced Abortion of a Human Pregnancy Is Not Ethically Justifiable |
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120 | (17) |
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129 | (3) |
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132 | (5) |
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Part 5 Is It Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts? |
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137 | (30) |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (2) |
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9 It Is Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts |
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143 | (9) |
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10 It Is Not Ethical to Patent or Copyright Genes, Embryos, or Their Parts |
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152 | (15) |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (3) |
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Part 6 Should a Child Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child's Parents or Guardians Have Consented? |
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167 | (30) |
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167 | (4) |
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171 | (2) |
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11 The Child Should Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child's Parents or Guardians Have Consented |
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173 | (8) |
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12 The Child Should Not Have the Right to Refuse Medical Treatment to Which the Child's Parents or Guardians Have Consented |
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181 | (16) |
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192 | (2) |
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194 | (3) |
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Part 7 Is Physician-Assisted Suicide Ever Ethical? |
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197 | (32) |
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197 | (4) |
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201 | (2) |
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13 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Ethical |
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203 | (10) |
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14 Physician-Assisted Suicide Is Not Ethical |
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213 | (16) |
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222 | (3) |
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225 | (4) |
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Part 8 Should Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Be Conducted? |
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229 | (32) |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (4) |
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15 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Be Conducted |
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237 | (11) |
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16 Stem-Cell Research Utilizing Embryonic Tissue Should Not Be Conducted |
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248 | (13) |
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259 | (2) |
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Part 9 Should We Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research? |
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261 | (36) |
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261 | (7) |
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268 | (3) |
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17 We Should Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research |
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271 | (10) |
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18 We Should Not Prohibit the Use of Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes in Biomedical Research |
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281 | (16) |
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291 | (3) |
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294 | (3) |
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Part 10 Should the United States of America Adopt Universal Healthcare? |
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297 | (38) |
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297 | (4) |
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301 | (2) |
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19 The United States of America Should Adopt Universal Healthcare |
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303 | (11) |
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20 The United States of America Should Not Adopt Universal Healthcare: Let's Try Freedom Instead |
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314 | (21) |
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327 | (4) |
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331 | (4) |
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Part 11 Is There a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement? |
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335 | (34) |
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335 | (4) |
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339 | (4) |
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21 There Is a Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement |
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343 | (10) |
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22 There Is No Legitimate Place for Human Genetic Enhancement: The Slippery Slope to Genocide |
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353 | (16) |
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363 | (3) |
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366 | (3) |
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Part 12 Can There Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death? |
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369 | (32) |
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369 | (5) |
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374 | (3) |
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23 There Can Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death |
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377 | (11) |
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24 There Cannot Be Agreement as to What Constitutes Human Death: Against Definitions, Necessary and Sufficient Conditions, and Determinate Boundaries |
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397 | (2) |
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399 | (2) |
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Part 13 Is There Ever a Circumstance in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information? |
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401 | (34) |
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401 | (6) |
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407 | (2) |
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25 There Are Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information |
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409 | (9) |
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26 There Are No Circumstances in Which a Doctor May Withhold Information |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (4) |
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Part 14 Should In Vitro Fertilization Be an Option for a Woman? |
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435 | (30) |
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435 | (4) |
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439 | (2) |
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27 In Vitro Fertilization Should Be an Option for a Woman |
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441 | (10) |
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28 In Vitro Fertilization Should Not Be an Option for a Woman |
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451 | (14) |
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460 | (2) |
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462 | (3) |
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Part 15 Are International Clinical Trials Exploitative? |
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465 | (33) |
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465 | (5) |
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29 Clinical Trials Are Inherently Exploitative: The Likelihood That They Are Is High |
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473 | (12) |
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30 International Clinical Trials Are Not Inherently Exploitative |
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485 | (13) |
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495 | (3) |
| Reply to Watson |
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498 | (3) |
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