Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Part I: Sexual and Reproductive Rights.- Part II: Vulnerability, Exploitation, and Commodification.- Part III: Biomedical Research with Human Subjects.- Part IV: Agriculture and Environment.- Apendix II: Contributors.
Synopsis
The first book covering key issues of bioethics from the perspective of top Latin American philosophers and jurists
Changes the perspective that Latin American bioethics has been parochial and unable to meet stringent international standards of rational philosophical discussion
Defends bioethics views with rational argument and opening for pluralistic discussion
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This book offers a first rate selection of academic articles on Latin American bioethics. It covers different issues, such as vulnerability, abortion, biomedical research with human subjects, environment, exploitation, commodification, reproductive medicine, among others. Latin American bioethics has been, to an important extent, parochial and unable to meet stringent international standards of rational philosophical discussion. The new generations of bioethicists are changing this situation, and this book demonstrates that change. All articles are written from the perspective of Latin American scholars from several disciplines such as philosophy and law. Working with the tools of analytical philosophy and jurisprudence, this book defends views with rational argument, and opening for pluralistic discussion.