Global Bioethics and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues

457 Pages·2014·4.8 MB·English

by  Wanda Teays

Global Bioethics and
Human Rights
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Global Bioethics and
Human Rights
Contemporary Issues
Edited by
Wanda Teays,
John-Stewart Gordon,
and Alison Dundes Renteln
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
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Global bioethics and human rights : contemporary issues / edited by Wanda Teays, John-
Stewart Gordon, and Alison Dundes Renteln.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4422-3213-6 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-3214-3 (pbk. : alk.
paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-3215-0 (electronic) 1. Bioethics. 2. Human rights. I. Teays,
Wanda, editor of compilation.
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We Dedicate This Book
To Ibrahim—Wanda
To my family—John
To Paul, David, and Michael—Alison
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction to the Text 1
Part I: Theoretical Perspectives
Introduction to Part I: Theoretical Perspectives 11
John-Stewart Gordon
1 A Global Ethical Framework for Bioethics 13
Bernard Gert
2 The Compatibility of Universal Morality, Particular Moralities,
and Multiculturalism 28
Tom L. Beauchamp
3 Lost in Translation: Can We Have a Global Bioethics without a
Global Moral Language? 41
Søren Holm
4 Is There a Global Bioethics? End of Life in Thailand and the
Case for Local Difference 52
Scott Stonington and Pinit Ratanakul
Discussion Topics: Part I 59
Wanda Teays
vii
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viii Contents
Part II: Human Rights
Introduction to Part II: Human Rights 65
John-Stewart Gordon
1 Human Dignity, Human Rights, and Global Bioethics 68
John-Stewart Gordon
2 Bioethics and Human Rights: A Historical Perspective 92
Robert Baker
3 Rights of Persons with Disabilities from a Global Perspective 101
Akiko Ito
Case 1: Human Rights
4 Torturous Deeds: Crossing Moral Boundaries 109
Wanda Teays
Case 2: Immigration Detention (ICE)
5 Immigration Detention and the Right to Health Care 131
Rita Manning
Case 3: Lethal Injection and Harvesting Organs
6 Global versus Local: The Use of Lethal Injection in China 148
Cher Weixia Chen
Case 4: Reproductive Freedom
7 Ethics, Human Rights, and Sexual/Reproductive Health in Africa:
Exploratory Sociocultural Considerations 160
Godfrey B. Tangwa
Discussion Topics: Part II 173
Wanda Teays
Part III: Culture
Introduction to Part III: Culture 181
Alison Dundes Renteln
1 Culture and Ethical Aspects of Truth-Telling in a Value
Pluralistic Society 185
llhan Ilkiliç
2 Controlled Parenthood: Bioethics and the Notion of the Family 201
Maya Sabatello
3 Cutting-Edge Debates: A Cross-Cultural Consideration of Surgery 220
Alison Dundes Renteln
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Contents ix
Case 1: Sex Selection
4 Sex Determination and Sex Pre-Selection Tests in India 242
Vibhuti Patel
Case 2: Euthanasia
5 Confucianism and Killing versus Letting Die 248
Cecilia Wee
Case 3: Informed Consent
6 Understanding the Concept of Vulnerability from a Western
Africa Perspective 261
Peter F. Omonzejele
Case 4: Research on Aboriginal People
7 Ethics of Aboriginal Research 273
Marlene Brant Castellano
Discussion Topics: Part III 289
Wanda Teays
Part IV: Public Health
Introduction to Part IV: Public Health 297
Wanda Teays
1 Issues in Global Health Ethics 300
Udo Schüklenk and Darragh Hare
2 Global Health Justice: A Perspective from the Global South on a
Framework Convention on Global Health 319
Lawrence O. Gostin and Ames Dhai
3 A Virtuous Reading of Health Equity under the Affordable Care Act 329
Peter Tan
Case 1: Global Aging
4 Global Perspectives on Long-Term Care for the Elderly 340
Rosemarie Tong
Case 2: Public Safety and Medical Risks
5 Safety and Public Health: Evaluating Acceptable Risk 356
Michael Boylan
Case 3: Environment Disasters
6 Toward Green Bioethics and Health Rights: Lessons from
Bhopal and Fukushima 370
Sanghamitra Padhy
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