Bioethics: Theory and Practical Exploration

Author: Xu Zongliang
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Bioethics is still a relatively young discipline in China. Due to scientific advancements, it is becoming one of the most popular and exploratory fields in the world today. This book covers topics such as reproductive technologies, family planning, genetics and eugenics, organ transplantation, the human genome, end-of-life and death, and cloning. The author explores these issues through the elaboration of new bioethical theories, attempting to find a path that suits the conditions and philosophy of China. This book is currently a market hotspot because cloning technology and the human genome issue have become practical problems closely related to the concerns of the general public. Due to the needs of theoretical research and teaching, we have been contemplating the writing of a specialized book on bioethics in recent years, aiming to elucidate bioethics theoretically and propose our own ethical insights based on the latest developments and data in life sciences and biomedical technologies. The book before you is the preliminary outcome of our explorations in the theory and practice of bioethics. The book is divided into ten chapters. Chapters and two delve into theoretical reflections on the principles, fundamental concepts, and important categories of bioethics, while the other chapters introduce or discuss relevant ethical principles, norms, and issues from perspectives such as clinical treatment, human research, disease and health, family planning and reproductive technologies, organ transplantation, human genome research, end-of-life and death. The final chapter briefly outlines the ethical implications and choices in health policy formulation. Through the elaboration of new bioethical theories, the author explores the aforementioned issues, attempting to find a path that suits the conditions and philosophy of China. This book is currently a market hotspot because cloning technology and the human genome issue have become practical problems closely related to the concerns of the general public.