Health Care Ethics / Bioethics

Here are some suggested starting points for doing research in the Bioethics / Health Care Ethics.
These are some respected books and journals in the field. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, and no endorsement of their specific content is implied.

(If you're looking specifically for on-line resources, look here instead).

Books:

From a philosophical perspective...

John Arras and Bonnie Steinbock. Ethical Issues in Modern Medicine, 4th ed. Mayfield, 1998.
Françoise Baylis, Jocelyn Downie, Benjamin Freedman, Barry Hoffmaster, and Susan Sherwin. Health Care Ethics in Canada. Harcourt Brace, 1995.
Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress. Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 4th ed. Oxford University Press, 1994.
Ruth Faden and Tom L. Beauchamp. A History and Theory of Informed Consent.Oxford University Press, 1986.
Jonathan Glover, Causing Death and Saving Lives. Penguin Books, 1977.
Glenn C. Graber and David C. Thomasma. Theory and Practice in Medical Ethics. Continuum, 1989.
Thomas A. Mappes and David Degrazia. Biomedical Ethics, 4th ed. McGraw-Hill, 1996.
Ronald Munson and Christopher A. Hoffman. Intervention and Reflection: Basic Issues in Medical Ethics. 5th ed. Wadsworth, 1995.

Case-based Approaches...

Terrence F. Ackerman and Carson Strong. A Casebook of Medical Ethics. Oxford University Press, 1989.
Françoise Baylis and Cate McBurney. In the Case of Children: Paediatric Ethics in a Canadian Context. Department of Bioethics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, 1993.
Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Seigler, and William J. Winslade. Clinical Ethics. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Gregory E. Pence. Classic Cases in Medical Ethics. 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1990.

From a nursing perspective...

Andrew Jameton. Nursing Practice: The Ethical Issues. Prentice Hall, 1984.
Michael Yeo. Concepts and Cases in Nursing Ethics. Broadview, 1991.

On issues of justice in health-care spending...

Norman Daniels. Just Health Care. Cambridge University Press, 1985.

From a feminist perspective...

Susan Sherwin. No Longer Patient: Feminist Ethics & Health Care. Temple University Press, 1992.

For those interested in the practice of clinical ethics...

Françoise E. Baylis, ed. The Health Care Ethics Consultant. Humana Press, 1994.

For Physicians and Med Students...

Philip C. Hebert. Doing Right: A Practical Guide to Ethics for Medical Trainees and Physicians. Oxford University Press, 1996.

Journals:

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Go to Starting Points in other areas of Applied Ethics.

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