The Orentlicher’s Bioethics and Public Health Law 5th Edition masterfully intertwines financial and ethical issues in a clear and captivating manner. Drawing from Part I, “The Provider and the Patient,” and Part II, “The Patient, Provider, and the State,” of Health Care Law and Ethics, Tenth Edition, this ebook incorporates additional content on organ transplantation, research ethics, and more. It delves into the intricate dynamics among patients, providers, the government, and public health institutions, utilizing engaging case studies, insightful notes, and thought-provoking challenges to enhance understanding.
New to the Fifth Edition:
- Thoroughly revised coverage of:
- Public health law
- Reproductive rights and justice
- Supreme Court decisions on abortion
- Extensive coverage of issues relating to COVID-19
- Discussion of emerging topics, such as:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Restrictions on medical abortion, interstate travel for abortion, and conflicts with EMTALA
- Religious liberty questions that emerged in public health cases during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Changes to organ allocation rules and attempts to revise “brain death” and the “dead donor rule” in organ transplantation
- Cutting-edge reproductive technologies (such as mitochondrial replacement techniques, uterus transplants, and In Vitro Gametogenesis)
Benefits for instructors and students:
- Integrates public policy and ethics issues from a relational perspective.
- Clear notes provide smooth transitions between cases and background information.
- Comprehensive yet concise, this casebook covers all aspects of bioethics and public health law.
- Companion website, www.health-law.org, provides background materials, updates of important events, additional relevant topics, and links to other resources on the Internet.
- The ebook includes cases and materials on bioethics not found in the parent ebook, such as:
- Gene patents
- Research ethics
- Organ transplantation and allocation
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