{"product_id":"9781589012592","title":"A Handbook of Bioethics Terms","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe term \u003ci\u003ebioethics\u003c\/i\u003e was first used in the early 1970s by biologists who were concerned about ethical implications of genetic and ecological interventions, but was soon applied to all aspects of biomedical ethics, including health care delivery, research, and public policy. Its literature draws from disciplines as varied as clinical medicine and nursing, scientific research, theology and philosophy, law, and the social sciences—each with its own distinctive vocabulary and expressions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Handbook of Bioethics Terms\u003c\/i\u003e is a handy and concise glossary-style reference featuring over 400 entries on the significant terms, expressions, titles, and court cases that are most important to the field. Most entries are cross-referenced, making this handbook a valuable addition to the bookshelves of undergraduate and graduate students in health care ethics, physicians and nurses, members of institutional ethics committees and review boards, and others interested in bioethics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sampling of terms from the handbook:\u003c\/b\u003e AbortionDNR (Do Not Resuscitate)Eugenics Gene therapy Living will Natural lawPrimum non nocere Single-payer systemSurrogate consent Schiavo case \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample Definitions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormalism\u003c\/b\u003e: In ethical theory, a type of \u003cb\u003edeontology\u003c\/b\u003e in which an action is judged to be right if it is in accord with a moral rule, and wrong if it violates a moral rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXenograft\u003c\/b\u003e: Organ or tissue transplanted from one individual to another individual of another species. (See\u003cb\u003e Transplantation, organ and tissue\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049047998704,"sku":"9781589012592","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781589012592_p0.jpg?v=1763808039","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781589012592","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}