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Before bioethics : a history of American medical ethics from the colonial period to the bioethics revolution /

Baker narrates the history of American medical ethics from its colonial origins to current bioethical controversies over abortion, AIDS, animal rights, and physician-assisted suicide. The book tracks the evolution of American medical ethics from colonial midwives and physicians' oaths, to medic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baker, Robert, 1937- (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Medical ethics > United States > History.
Éthique médicale > États-Unis > Histoire.
Medical ethics
United States
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Baker narrates the history of American medical ethics from its colonial origins to current bioethical controversies over abortion, AIDS, animal rights, and physician-assisted suicide. The book tracks the evolution of American medical ethics from colonial midwives and physicians' oaths, to medical society codes and bioethical principles.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199369508
019936950X