Ethical issues and debates

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This book places vice and vice regulation in their global social and cultural contexts at the turn of the twentieth century.

The concept of transhumanism emerged in the middle of the 20th century, and has influenced discussions around AI, brain-computer interfaces, genetic technologies and life extension.

After nearly fifty years as settled constitutional law, the federally protected right to an abortion in America is now a thing of the past.

A wide-ranging discussion of the morality and legality of medically assisted death.

This book is a comprehensive history of reproductive politics and practice in the twentieth-century Anglophone Caribbean.

Since World War II, abortion policies have remained remarkably varied across European nations, with struggles over abortion rights at the forefront of national politics.

In January 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions-the first such action by any governor in the history of the United States.

Our contemporary political condition is obsessed with immunity.

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This book addresses a dilemma at the heart of counter-terrorist policy: is it ever justifiable to torture terrorists in order to save the lives of others, the so-called 'ticking bomb' scenario?

Does the morality of abortion depend on the moral status of the human fetus?

No matter what influences a woman to end a pregnancy, the physical, psychological, and spiritual side effects are real and not always anticipated.

Canadian news reports are riddled with accounts of Access to Information requests denied and government reports released with large swaths of content redacted.

Transnational surrogacy the creation of babies across borders has become big business.

Enhancing Human Capacities is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement.

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Cynicism is usually seen as a provocative mode of dissent from conventional moral thought, casting doubt on the motives that guide right conduct.

The fifth edition of this highly praised study charts and explains the progress that continues to be made towards the goal of worldwide abolition of the death penalty.

This timely work is a balanced overview of end-of-life issues related to euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Alan and Joanne marry in midlife and live a happily-ever-after existence until, at sixty-nine, Alan is diagnosed with a rare, fatal, neurodegenerative illness.

Ethical responsibility has intellectual and practical implications for social researchers.

In this culminating work of a long and distinguished career, historian Bertram Wyatt-Brown looks at the theme of honor-a subject on which he was the acknowledged expert-and places it in a broader historical and cultural context than ever before.

Designer Animals is an in-depth study of the debates surrounding the development of animal biotechnology, which is quickly emerging out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace.

A unique, documented case against the legalisation of ''assisted dying'', based mainly on empirical and logical ''slippery slope'' concerns.

Case studies, personal accounts, and analysis show how to recognize and combat pseudoscience in a post-truth world.

Based on Nick Dubin's own experience, and drawing on the extensive knowledge of Dr Tony Attwood and Dr Isabelle Henault, this important book addresses the issues surrounding the autism spectrum, sexuality and the law.

Insightful analysis of how senior doctors manage the difficult moral problems they confront in leadership roles.

An insightful, persuasive, and honest defense of immigration as central to the United States' economic power and national security.

Much recent thought on the ethics of new biomedical technologies, and work in ethics and political philosophy more generally, is committed to hidden and contestable views about the nature of biological reality.

Since its launch in 2006, WikiLeaks has rapidly grown into the most powerful and influential whistleblowing organisation ever.

';[Daniel Pauly] is an iconoclastic fisheries scientist .

This volume discusses the philosophical issues connected with the nature and significance of life and death, and the ethics of killing.

The brutal murders of young Devon and Damon Routier in the early morning hours of June 6, 1996, put their motherDarlie Routierat the heart of one of the most notorious murder cases in modern Texas historydespite her own throat having been slashed to within two millimeters of her carotid artery.

Contesting the putative "e;even-handedness"e; of many introductory social science texts, this innovative book presents strong and provocative arguments on contemporary social issues that will stimulate readers to think critically.

An anonymous musician plays Pachelbel's Canon on the electric guitar in a clip that has been viewed over sixty million times.

This book examines the possible end of capital punishment due to new discoveries of innocence.

The theatre and drama of the late Georgian period have been the focus of a number of recent studies, but such work has tended to ignore its social and political contexts.

In Whatever She Wants, Andrew Rosetta lifts the lid on the mysterious, sexy and little-known world of the male escort.

This volume tackles a quickly-evolving field of inquiry, mapping the existing discourse as part of a general attempt to place current developments in historical context; at the same time, breaking new ground in taking on novel subjects and pursuing fresh approaches.

In Fungible Life Aihwa Ong explores the dynamic world of cutting-edge bioscience research, offering critical insights into the complex ways Asian bioscientific worlds and cosmopolitan sciences are entangled in a tropical environment brimming with the threat of emergent diseases.

Assisted dying is still an extremely contested topic in Bioethics.

Censorship took many forms in Imperial Russia.

The first volume of new work dedicated specifically to ageing ethics – wide-ranging, clear, and accessible.

These are some of the urgent questions posed by this stimulating and wide-ranging new colloquy.

Through the use of dramatic narratives, The Drama of DNA brings to life the complexities raised by the application of genomic technologies to health care and diagnosis.

Once a top-secret training manual for CIA field agents in the early Cold War Era of the 1950s, The Official CIA Manual of Trickery and Deception is now available to the general public.

After centuries of neglect, the ethics of food are back with a vengeance.

Corruption is a key factor in sustaining appallingly high levels of poverty in many developing countries, particularly in relation to the poor provision of basic services such as education and health.