Comparative empirical bioethics : dilemmas of genetic testing and euthanasia in Israel and Germany / Aviad E. Raz, Silke Schicktanz.
2016
RB155.6
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Title
Comparative empirical bioethics : dilemmas of genetic testing and euthanasia in Israel and Germany / Aviad E. Raz, Silke Schicktanz.
Author
Raz, Aviad E., 1968- author.
ISBN
9783319327334 (electronic book)
331932733X (electronic book)
9783319327310
331932733X (electronic book)
9783319327310
Published
Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
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RB155.6
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.042
Summary
This book is a comprehensive, empirically-grounded exploration of the relationship between bioethics, culture, and the perspective of being affected. It provides a new outlook on how complex ℓ́ℓbioethicalℓ́ℓ issues become questions of everyday life. The authors focus on two contexts, genetic testing and end-of-life care, to locate and demonstrate emerging themes of responsibility, such as self-responsibility, responsibility for kin, and the responsibility of society. Within these themes, the duty to know versus the right not to know one's genetic fate (in the context of genetic testing), or the sanctity of life versus self-determination (in the context of end of life care) are identified as culturally embedded dilemmas that are very much relevant for lay persons. Furthermore, cultural factors such as religion, history, utopian and dystopian views of biomedical technologies, outlooks on the body and on health/illness, and citizenship are examined. Health issues are increasingly becoming a question of assessing risk and responsibility: How can we better prepare ourselves for the future? We all make such assessments in a way that combines personal inclinations, professional recommendations, and cultural framings. There is still much to be learned about the interplay between these three dimensions. .
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Schicktanz, Silke, author.
Series
SpringerBriefs in ethics.
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