Bioethics: Latin American Perspectives

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-90-420-1517-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 118, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 386 g

Reihe: Value Inquiry Book Series / Philosophy in Latin America

This book presents a unique view of the current state of development of bioethics in Latin America. Twelve Latin American thinkers who share a primary interest in bioethics address a vast range of questions, including autonomy, rights, justice, and the role of culture and religion in bioethics. These studies contribute to an understanding of Latin American thought, and they make possible a transcultural dialogue on bioethical issues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Salles, Arleen L.F.

Bertomeu, María Julia

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Naturschutzbiologie, Biodiversität
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Biodiversität
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Arleen L.F. SALLES: Editorial Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: AUTONOMY AND THE RIGHT TO MAKE DECISIONS
ONE Arleen L.F. SALLES: Autonomy and Culture: The Case of Latin America
TWO: Margarita M. VALDES: Abortion and Contraception in Mexico: The Attitudes and the Arguments of the Catholic Church
THREE Maria Victoria COSTA and Susana E. SOMMER: Women’s Reproductive Rights and Public Policy in Argentina
FOUR Martin Diego FARRELL: Hastening Death
PART II: JUSTICE AND THE RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE
FIVE Paulette DIETERLEN: Some Philosophical Considerations on Mexico’s Education, Health, and Food Program
SIX Maria Julia BERTOMEU and Graciela VIDIELLA: Moral Person and the Right to Health Care
PART III: EXPERIMENTATION ON HUMAN SUBJECTS
SEVEN Florencia LUNA: Research in Developing Countries: The Ethical Issues
EIGHT Jose Roberto GOLDIM: Bioethics and Research in Brazil
PART IV: ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE PROCUREMENT AND ALLOCATION OF ORGANS
NINE Eduardo RIVERA LOPEZ: What Is (Exactly) Wrong with Selling Your Body Parts?
TEN Maria Graciela de ORTUZAR: Interdisciplinary Ethics Committees for Determining Criteria of Organ Distribution
Notes on Contributors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

María Julia Bertomeu is professor of ethics at Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, and researcher of the National Research Council (CONICET). Among her areas of investigation are theoretical ethics and bioethics. She is co-editor of Universalismo and Multiculturalismo (2000). Her most recent articles are “I. Kant en algunas teorías recientes de justicia social” (Veritas) and “Comisiones y Comités de Bioética. Una mirada retrospectiva” (Perspectivas Bioéticas de las Américas).
Arleen L.F. Salles (Ph.D.) teaches philosophy at Montclair State University, United States, and is a docent in the Master Program in Applied Ethics at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her research and teaching focus on ethical theory, moral psychology, and bioethical theory. Recent publications center on emotions in ethical theory, ethical issues in cloning, and particularism and emotions in bioethics. She is co-editor of Decisiones de vida y muerte (1995), and Bioética (1998).