Worst Case Bioethics: Death, Disaster, and Public Health

by George J. Annas

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Bioethics, still in its infancy, is routinely called on by the government to provide political cover for controversial public health decisions involving the life and death of Americans. Doomsday or worst-case scenarios are often at the heart of these biopolitical decisions. A central feature of science fiction, these scenarios can impart useful insights. But worst-case scenarios, like Frankenstein's monster, can also be unpredictably destructive,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:019539173X

ISBN13:9780195391732

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 9.3" x 6.4"

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