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9781405163316_1_pre.qxd 28/07/2009 16:43 Page i A Companion to Bioethics A Companion to Bioethics: Second Edition Edited by Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 978-1-405-16331-6 9781405163316_1_pre.qxd 28/07/2009 16:43 Page ii Blackwell Companions to Philosophy This outstanding student reference series offers a comprehensive and authoritative survey of philosophy as a whole. Written by today’s leading philosophers, each volume provides lucid and engaging coverage of the key figures, terms, topics, and problems of the field. Taken together, the volumes provide the ideal basis for course use, representing an unparalleled work of reference for students and specialists alike. Already published in the series: 24 A Companion to Philosophy in the Middle 1 The Blackwell Companion to Philosophy, Ages Second Edition Edited by Jorge J. E. Gracia and Timothy B. 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If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A companion to bioethics / edited by Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer. — 2nd ed. p. cm. — (Blackwell companions to philosophy ; 15) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4051-6331-6 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Bioethics. 2. Medical ethics. I. Kuhse, Helga. II. Singer, Peter, 1946– R724.C616 2009 174.2—dc22 2009007422 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Set in 10/12.5pt Photina by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed in Singapore 01 2009 9781405163316_1_pre.qxd 28/07/2009 16:43 Page v For Brent 9781405163316_1_pre.qxd 28/07/2009 16:43 Page vii Contents List of Contributors xi Acknowledgments xiii Part I Introduction 1 1 What Is Bioethics? A Historical Introduction 3 Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer Part II Questions About Bioethics 13 2 Ethical Theory and Bioethics 15 James Rachels 3 Culture and Bioethics 24 Segun Gbadegesin 4 Gender and Bioethics 36 Jan Crosthwaite 5 Religion and Bioethics 46 Eric Gregory 6 Law and Bioethics 56 Wibren van der Burg Part III Ethical Approaches 65 7 A Principle-based Approach 67 James F. Childress 8 Exceptionless Rule Approaches 77 Joseph Boyle 9 A Utilitarian Approach 85 R. M. Hare vii 9781405163316_1_pre.qxd 28/07/2009 16:43 Page viii contents 10 A Virtue Ethics Approach 91 Justin Oakley 11 A Care Approach 105 Rita C. Manning 12 A Case Approach 117 John D. Arras Part IV Before Birth: Issues Involving Embryos and Fetuses 127 13 Personhood 129 Michael Tooley 14 Abortion 140 Mary Anne Warren 15 Mother–Fetus Conflict 149 Bonnie Steinbock Part V Issues In Reproduction 161 16 Population 163 Margaret Pabst Battin 17 Assisted Reproduction, Prenatal Testing, and Sex Selection 178 Laura M. Purdy 18 Cloning 193 Gregory Pence Part VI The New Genetics 205 19 Gene Therapy 207 Ruth Chadwick 20 Genetic Enhancement 216 Julian Savulescu 21 Creating and Patenting New Life Forms 235 Nils Holtug 22 Genetic Counseling, Testing, and Screening 245 Angus Clarke Part VII Life and Death Issues 261 23 Medical Decisions at the End of Life 263 Dan W. Brock 24 Severely Disabled Newborns 274 Eike-Henner W. Kluge viii 9781405163316_1_pre.qxd 28/07/2009 16:43 Page ix contents 25 Death, Brain Death, and Persistent Vegetative State 286 Jeff McMahan 26 Advance Directives 299 Alexander Morgan Capron 27 Voluntary Euthanasia, Suicide, and Physician-assisted Suicide 312 Brian Stoffell 28 The Slippery Slope Argument 321 Govert den Hartogh Part VIII Resource Allocation 333 29 Deciding Between Patients 335 John Harris 30 Society’s Allocation of Resources for Health 351 Daniel Wikler and Sarah Marchand 31 Is There a Right to Health Care and, If So, What Does It Encompass? 362 Norman Daniels Part IX Organ Donations 373 32 A World of Transferable Parts 375 Janet Radcliffe Richards Part X Global Health-care Issues 391 33 Global Health Responsibilities 393 Christopher Lowry and Udo Schüklenk 34 Developing World Challenges 404 Udo Schüklenk, Michael Kottow, and Peter A.