{"product_id":"the-birth-of-bioethics-9780195103250","title":"The Birth of Bioethics","description":"\u003cp\u003eBioethics represents a dramatic revision of the centuries-old professional ethics that governed the behavior of physicians and their relationships with patients. This venerable ethics code was challenged in the years after World War II by the remarkable advances in the biomedical sciences and medicine that raised questions about the definition of death  the use of life-support systems  organ transplantation  and reproductive interventions. In response  philosophers and theologians  lawyers and social scientists joined together with physicians and scientists to rethink and revise the old standards. Governments established commissions to recommend policies. Courts heard arguments and legislatures passed laws. This book is the first broad history of the growing field of bioethics. Covering the period 1947-1987  it examines the origin and evolution of the debates over human experimentation  genetic engineering  organ transplantation  termination of life-sustaining treatment  and new reproductive technologies. It assesses the contributions of philosophy  theology  law and the social sciences to the expanding discourse of bioethics. Written by one of the fields founders  The Birth of Bioethics is based on extensive archival research into sources that are difficult to obtain and on interviews with many of the leading figures in the moral debates in medicine. A very readable and comprehensive account of the evolution of bioethics  this book stresses the history of ideas but does not neglect the social and cultural context and the people involved. It will serve the information needs of philosophers  ethicists  social historians  and everyone interested in the origins of some of todays most hotly debated issues.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45280085606453,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195103254","price":92.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195103250.jpg?v=1780619999","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-birth-of-bioethics-9780195103250","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}