Solidarity in Biomedicine and Beyond

Informationen zum Autor Barbara Prainsack is a Professor at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at King's College London. Her work looks at social, ethical and regulatory aspects of bioscience and biomedicine, often giving a voice to alternative or marginalised perspectives. She is a member of the National Bioethics Council in Austria, and the Ethics Group at the UK National DNA Database. Alena Buyx is Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Co-Director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany. She works in biomedical, research and public health ethics, directing several bioethics research projects, and providing local, national and international research and clinical ethics advice. Dr Buyx is a member of the German Ethics Council. Klappentext This book proposes ways to use the notion of solidarity fruitfully so as to inform policy and practice in biomedicine. Zusammenfassung In times of global economic and political crises! the notion of solidarity is gaining new currency. Exemplified by three case studies from medicine and health! this book shows how solidarity can make a difference in how we frame problems in biomedicine! and help develop innovative solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Solidarity. A brief history of a concept, and a project; Part I. Theorising Solidarity: 2. Solidarity - intellectual background and important themes; 3. What is solidarity?; 4. Solidarity - normative approaches; Part II. Solidarity in Practice: 5. Solidarity in practice I: governing health databases; 6. Solidarity in practice II: personalised medicine and health care; 7. Solidarity and organ donation; Part III. Conclusions: 8. Solidarity with whom? Conclusions and ways forward.

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• Authors: Alena Buyx, Alena (Christian-Albrechts Universitat zu Kiel Buyx, Buyx Alena, Barbara Prainsack, Barbara (King's College London) Prainsack, Barbara (King''s College London) Buyx Prainsack, Prainsack Barbara
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2018
• EAN: 9781107424784
• ISBN: 978-1-107-42478-4
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Cambridge Bioethics and Law; Cambridge Bioethics and Law
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous; MEDICAL / Ethics, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, LAW / Medical Law & Legislation, Ethics & moral philosophy, Bioethics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Bio-ethics, Medical & healthcare law, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Medical and healthcare law