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Politics and the Life Sciences
Av Robert H. Blank, Samuel M. Hines Jr. m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1499 kr
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This book examines the development of biopolitics as an academic perspective within political science. It reviews the work of the leading proponents of this perspective and presents a comprehensive view of biopolitics as a framework to structure political inquiry. The book's chapters present a …
Regulating Reproduction
Häftad, 1992
667 kr
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Legal and ethical battles surrounding human genetics and reproduction are being waged throughout the world. "Regulating Reproduction" explores these issues with regard to policy, particularly in the United States. Blank describes current regulatory efforts by individual states, professional …
Emerging Issues in Biomedical Policy: An Annual Review
Setting Allocation Priorities
Av Robert H. Blank, Andrea L. Bonnicksen
Häftad, 1993
372 kr
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Volume 1 discusses the problems inherent in allocating limited biomedical technologies: whose needs take precedence, what individual rights and responsibilities are involved, and when societal good justifies restricting individual good. Volume Two focuses on two substantive areas of biomedical …
Medicine Unbound
The Human Body and the Limits of Medical Intervention: Emerging Issues in Biomedical Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Andrea L. Bonnicksen
Häftad, 1994
714 kr
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This volume focuses on issues involving the inviolability of the human body and the decision to end life. The contributors explore the difficulties in framing a public policy that legalizes aid in dying, and return to the more general question of what is the most fair and effective relationship …
The Price of Life
The Future of American Health Care
Inbunden, 1997
1346 kr
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How can America become a healthy nation, Blank asks, when it is beset by poverty, illiteracy, and crime? No new health care system can succeed unless or until the links between social problems and sickness are understood-and addressed. On the national level, Blank calls for a more aggressive …
Biological Differences and Social Equality
Implications for Social Policy
Av Masako Darrough, Masako Darrough m. fl.
Inbunden, 1983
709 kr
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Biomedical Technology and Public Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Miriam K. Mills
Inbunden, 1989
1092 kr
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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 …
Mother and Fetus
Changing Notions of Maternal Responsibility
Inbunden, 1992
1092 kr
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No single area of medicine promises more acrimonious and intense debate in the coming decades than the implications of new medical technologies on the maternal-fetal relationships. This is the only book to combine comprehensive coverage of the legal and social issues raised as a result of both …
Fertility Control
New Techniques, New Policy Issues
Inbunden, 1991
875 kr
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An exploration of the policy dilemmas with new fertility control techniques, this volume offers the first comprehensive treatment of the subject's technical, legal, and political dimensions. Robert H. Blank provides a detailed discussion of current state laws and court decisions, and extensive …
Health Insurance and Public Policy
Risk, Allocation, and Equity
Av Miriam K. Mills, Robert H. Blank
Inbunden, 1992
1092 kr
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One of the most urgent issues facing the United States today is how to establish a comprehensive health insurance program at a time when nearly one in seven Americans lack insurance and costs for health care and medical fees are increasing at about 20 percent annually. An interdisciplinary team of …
Encyclopedia of U.S. Biomedical Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Janna Merrick m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
947 kr
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Written by experts, this first encyclopedia about U.S. biomedical policy since the 1970s covers a broad array of key issues and developments in human genetics, reproduction, neonatal intensive care, organ transplantation, intervention in the brain, and medical interventions at the end of life. This …
Political Implications Of Human Genetic Technology
Inbunden, 2019
2497 kr
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Human genetic technology has advanced rapidly in recent years to the point where amniocentesis is commonplace and in vitro fertilization has been successful. On the horizon looms the specter of human cloning and genetic engineering, raising a storm of new moral and ethical questions. These …
Redefining Human Life
Reproductive Technologies And Social Policy
Häftad, 2020
687 kr
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This book examines critical social-policy issues emerging from recent developments in human reproductive technology. Although considerable attention has been focused on the ethical dimensions of these developments, the policy dimension has largely been obscured. Dr. Blank now provides a far-ranging …
Political Implications Of Human Genetic Technology
Häftad, 2020
687 kr
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Human genetic technology has advanced rapidly in recent years to the point where amniocentesis is commonplace and in vitro fertilization has been successful. On the horizon looms the specter of human cloning and genetic engineering, raising a storm of new moral and ethical questions. These …
Compelled Compassion
Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns
Av Arthur L. Caplan, Robert H. Blank m. fl.
Inbunden, 1992
1079 kr
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How much control do-or should-the courts and public policy have over the treatment of critically ill and disabled newborns? The Baby Doe incident of 1982 spurred the federal government to create a public policy making failure to treat severely disabled newborns a form of child neglect. Compelled …
Political Implications Of Human Genetic Technology
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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Human genetic technology has advanced rapidly in recent years to the point where amniocentesis is commonplace and in vitro fertilization has been successful. On the horizon looms the specter of human cloning and genetic engineering, raising a storm of new moral and ethical questions. These …
Redefining Human Life
Reproductive Technologies And Social Policy
E-bok, 2019
749 kr
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This book examines critical social-policy issues emerging from recent developments in human reproductive technology. Although considerable attention has been focused on the ethical dimensions of these developments, the policy dimension has largely been obscured.Dr. Blank now provides a far-ranging …
Political Implications Of Human Genetic Technology
E-bok, 2019
796 kr
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Human genetic technology has advanced rapidly in recent years to the point where amniocentesis is commonplace and in vitro fertilization has been successful. On the horizon looms the specter of human cloning and genetic engineering, raising a storm of new moral and ethical questions. These …
Redefining Human Life
Reproductive Technologies And Social Policy
E-bok, 2019
814 kr
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This book examines critical social-policy issues emerging from recent developments in human reproductive technology. Although considerable attention has been focused on the ethical dimensions of these developments, the policy dimension has largely been obscured.Dr. Blank now provides a far-ranging …
Comparative Health Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Viola Burau m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
569 kr
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A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the …
Comparative Health Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Viola Burau m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
1967 kr
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A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the …
Comparative Health Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Viola Burau m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
608 kr
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A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the …
Cognitive Enhancement
Social and Public Policy Issues
Inbunden, 2015
543 kr
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Rapid advances in cognitive neuroscience and converging technologies have led to a vigorous debate over cognitive enhancement. This book outlines the ethical and social issues, but goes on to focus on the policy dimensions, which until now have received much less attention. As the economic, social …
Cognitive Enhancement
Social and Public Policy Issues
E-bok, 2015
757 kr
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Rapid advances in cognitive neuroscience and converging technologies have led to a vigorous debate over cognitive enhancement. This book outlines the ethical and social issues, but goes on to focus on the policy dimensions, which until now have received much less attention. As the economic, social …
Comparative Health Policy
Av Robert H. Blank, Viola Burau m. fl.
E-bok, 2017
604 kr
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A broad-ranging introduction to the provision, funding and governance of health care across a variety of systems. This revised fifth edition incorporates additional material on low/middle income countries, as well as broadened coverage relating to healthcare outside of hospitals and the …
Compelled Compassion
Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns
Av Janna C. Merrick, Robert H. Blank m. fl.
E-bok, 2012
734 kr
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In April 1982, an infant boy was born in Bloomington, Indiana, with Down syndrome and a defective, but surgically correctable, esophagus. His parents refused to consent to surgery or intravenous feeding. The hospital unsuccessfully sought a court order to force treatment, and appeals to higher …
Compelled Compassion
Government Intervention in the Treatment of Critically Ill Newborns
Av Arthur L. Caplan, Robert H. Blank m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
559 kr
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In April 1982, an infant boy was born in Bloomington, Indiana, with Down syndrome and a defective, but surgically correctable, esophagus. His parents refused to consent to surgery or intravenous feeding. The hospital unsuccessfully sought a court order to force treatment, and appeals to higher …
Reproductive Issues in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Janna Merrick, Robert H. Blank m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003, 12-15 år
711 kr
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A balanced and thoughtful analysis of human reproduction issues in the United States with emphasis on the ethical and policy implications of cutting-edge reproductive technologies.Few subjects are as divisive and partisan as the issues surrounding the propagation of the human species. This thorough …
Reproductive Issues in America
A Reference Handbook
Av Janna Merrick, Robert H. Blank
E-bok, 2003
763 kr
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A balanced and thoughtful analysis of human reproduction issues in the United States with emphasis on the ethical and policy implications of cutting-edge reproductive technologies. Few subjects are as divisive and partisan as the issues surrounding the propagation of the human species. This …
