No Longer Patient: Feminist Ethics and Health CareThis book attempts to deepen common understandings of what considerations are relevant in discussions of bioethics. It is meant to offer a clearer picture of what morally acceptable health care might look like. I argue that a feminist understanding of the social realities of our world is necessary if we are to recognize and develop an adequate analysis of the ethical issues that arise in the context of health care.-from Introduction. |
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Feminism and Moral Relativism | 58 |
Toward a Feminist Ethics of Health Care | 76 |
Traditional Problems in Health Care Ethics | 97 |
Abortion | 99 |
New Reproductive Technologies | 117 |
Paternalism | 137 |
Research | 158 |
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