Biomedical Technology and Public Policy

Inbunden, Engelska, 1989

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Beskrivning

This volume is designed to provide a framework for studying the public policy implications of a broad range of biomedical technologies. Each chapter focuses on the policy issues and political activities surrounding a single technology. Contributors address such issues as new reproductive technologies, animal experimentation, contraceptive drugs, genetic markers and technology and the aging society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1989-12-08
Mått:164 x 236 x 20 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:250
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313266294

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Innehållsförteckning

Issues in human reproduction; human embryo freezing and public policy - patterns and directions; reproductive issues and the applicability of "Roe v Wade" - limits and essence; prenatal and neonatal issues; new reproductive technologies - challenges to women's control of gestation and birth; feotal research policy; political symbolism and public policy - the baby doe debate; "Policy issues within the life cycle"; technology assessment and public policy - congressional consideration of animal experimentation; the FDA and the regulation of contraceptive drugs - depo-provera, risk management and reproductive health; genetic markers for schizophrenia - the policy context and implications; organ transplant legislation; policy issues at the end of life; AIDS as an allocation issue - individual and social responsibility; technology and the ageing society - ethics and public policy.