Reviews
May's book is a helpful overview and introduction to the political framework of bioethics decision making within a liberal society. It touches explicitly on the issues of perceived and actual lack of competence, substituted decision making, advanced directives and the important roles of ethics committees and consultants. There is no doubt that this book marks an important contribution to the literature.
May's book focuses on an extremely important, but much neglected and misunderstood area of bioethics, that is, the implications of a liberal constitutional political framework for bioethical decision-making.
Book Details
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction. The Liberal Framework
Part I. Patient Autonomy
Chapter 2. Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent
Chapter 3. Patient Responsibility for Decision Making
Chapter
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction. The Liberal Framework
Part I. Patient Autonomy
Chapter 2. Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent
Chapter 3. Patient Responsibility for Decision Making
Chapter 4. Advance Directives: Extending Autonomy for Patients
Part II. Professional Rights of Conscience
Chapter 5. Beneficence, Abandonment, and the Duty to Treat
Chapter 6. Rights of Conscience in the Physician-Patient Relationship
Chapter 7. Conclusion. Health Care Ethics Committees and Consultants in a Liberal Framework
References
Index