Cutting to the Core: Exploring the Ethics of Contested SurgeriesDavid Benatar Rowman & Littlefield, 2006 - 236 lappuses Surgery inevitably inflicts some harm on the body. At the very least, it damages the tissue that is cut. These harms often are clearly outweighed by the overall benefits to the patient. However, where the benefits do not outweigh the harms or where they do not clearly do so, surgical interventions become morally contested. Cutting to the Core examines a number of such surgeries, including infant male circumcision and cutting the genitals of female children, the separation of conjoined twins, surgical sex assignment of intersex children and the surgical re-assignment of transsexuals, limb and face transplantation, cosmetic surgery, and placebo surgery. When, if ever, do the benefits of these surgeries outweigh their costs? May a surgeon perform dangerous procedures that are not clearly to the patient's benefit, even if the patient consents to them? May a surgeon perform any surgery on a minor patient if there are no clear benefits to that child? These and other related questions are the core themes of this collection of essays. |
No grāmatas satura
1.–5. rezultāts no 48.
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... Given that they cannot consent , their wishes cannot even enter into the equation and thus cannot be thought to override their interests in avoiding a surgical interven- tion that is not beneficial and may be harmful . This book ...
... Given that they cannot consent , their wishes cannot even enter into the equation and thus cannot be thought to override their interests in avoiding a surgical interven- tion that is not beneficial and may be harmful . This book ...
1. lappuse
... Given that much of the controversy rests on the question of whether some surgical procedure does more harm or more good , establishing the facts is a substantial part of resolving the moral question . It is notoriously difficult ...
... Given that much of the controversy rests on the question of whether some surgical procedure does more harm or more good , establishing the facts is a substantial part of resolving the moral question . It is notoriously difficult ...
2. lappuse
... given and to what extent should they be challenged ? Should an incompetent's best interests be determined within a cultural context or independent of it ? The chapters in this volume do not purport to offer any new empirical ev- idence ...
... given and to what extent should they be challenged ? Should an incompetent's best interests be determined within a cultural context or independent of it ? The chapters in this volume do not purport to offer any new empirical ev- idence ...
4. lappuse
... given to sex assignment of intersex children and sex reassignment of those who believe that they occupy a body of the wrong sex . Part 3 is devoted to the separation of conjoined twins . In part 4 , limb and face transplantations are ...
... given to sex assignment of intersex children and sex reassignment of those who believe that they occupy a body of the wrong sex . Part 3 is devoted to the separation of conjoined twins . In part 4 , limb and face transplantations are ...
11. lappuse
... Given that rejection remains a possibility even under a regime of immunosuppression , removing the graft may sometimes be nec- essary to prevent death . Although the process of transplanting and then am- putating a limb does involve ...
... Given that rejection remains a possibility even under a regime of immunosuppression , removing the graft may sometimes be nec- essary to prevent death . Although the process of transplanting and then am- putating a limb does involve ...
Saturs
IV | 23 |
VI | 47 |
VIII | 63 |
X | 79 |
XIII | 97 |
XIV | 113 |
XV | 127 |
XVII | 141 |
XX | 171 |
XXI | 183 |
XXIV | 197 |
XXVI | 211 |
XXVII | 229 |
233 | |
XXIX | 235 |
XIX | 155 |
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Cutting to the Core: Exploring the Ethics of Contested Surgeries David Benatar Ierobežota priekšskatīšana - 2006 |
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