Bioethics and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues at Home and Abroad

This third edition collection provides a contemporary survey of international bioethics and human rights issues for study across social science disciplines. It includes new chapters on reproductive justice, immigration politics, medical duty during pandemics, climate change, acoustic weaponry technologies, and vaccine politics. The book offers cutting-edge analyses, case studies, discussion prompts, and resources, covering topics such as pediatric genomics, abortion, human experimentation, climate change, healthcare in ICE detention facilities, euthanasia, lethal injections, and pandemic ethics.

Format: Hardback
Length: 438 pages
Publication date: 12 December 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

This third edition collection offers a comprehensive and contemporary survey of current international issues in bioethics and human rights, suitable for study across various social science disciplines. It includes several new chapters that delve into diverse topics such as reproductive justice in the United States, immigration politics and medical duty during pandemics, climate change implications for bioethics, acoustic weaponry technologies, and vaccine politics.

The book begins with a theoretical framework that provides a foundation for understanding these complex issues. Subsequently, three units explore human rights, life and death, and public health in depth, offering insightful analyses and thought-provoking case studies by international experts. Each unit includes discussion and essay prompts, as well as Internet and film resources, to facilitate student engagement and learning.

The topics covered in this book are wide-ranging and encompass a diverse array of subjects. They include pediatric genomics, abortion (including the recent Dobbs decision, medical tourism, human experimentation, climate change, the Havana syndrome, the care of aging family members, truth-telling, vulnerable human subjects, health equity, healthcare in ICE detention facilities, solitary confinement, euthanasia, lethal injections, and the harvesting of human organs), pandemic ethics, vaccine controversies, and many more.

The new, updated, and retained chapters in this edition make the book an appealing resource for students, scholars, and professionals alike. It serves as a primary text, scholarly reference book, or course supplement, providing comprehensive coverage of these important and timely topics. By exploring the intersections of bioethics and human rights, this book contributes to our understanding of the complex challenges and ethical dilemmas facing our world today.

Weight: 948g
Dimension: 262 x 184 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538188590
Edition number: Third Edition