Case Studies in Biomedical Research Ethics (Basic Bioethics Series)

by Murphy, Timothy F

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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A: MIT Press, 2004. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. This book includes 149 case studies that introduce important episodes and debates in biomedical research ethics; the case studies include classics such as the Tuskegee Syphilis Study as well as others on such current issues as human embryonic stem cell research, cloning by somatic nuclear transfer, and the design and function of institutional review boards; each chapter begins with a brief introduction that places the issues raised in context, followed by a number of cases; the chapters cover oversight and study design; informed consent; selection of subjects; conflicts of interest; social effects of research; embryos, fetuses, and children; genetic research; use of animals; and authorship and publication; appendices include the text of the Nuremburg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki (pictorial cover with very slight edgewear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)