Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making

by Thomas May and May

Book Overview

Issues concerning patients' rights are at the center of bioethics, but the political basis for these rights has rarely been examined. In Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making, Thomas May offers a compelling analysis of how the political context of liberal constitutional democracy shapes the rights and obligations of both patients and health care professionals. May focuses on how a key feature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801868025
• ISBN13: 9780801868023
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.2" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher