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Course Reader for Bioethics Course

Books and articles on bioethics are difficult to come by especially for students in the developing countries who have no access to a good library. These links are not for commercial purposes but to allow students to have access to good articles on bioethics. This should be considered fair use. This page will be deleted once the course is over.

1.      Bioethics, Issue Group. "Bioethics: Obstacle or Opportunity for the Gospel?" In 2004 Forum for World Evangelization. Pattaya, Thailand: Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, 2004.

2.      Lovin, Robin W. Christian Ethics: An Essential Guide. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2000, 121-125

3.      Gustafson, James M. "The Transcendence of God and the Value of Human Life." In On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, ed. Stephen E. Lammers and Allen Verhey, 158-164. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.

4.      Hauerwas, Stanley. "Salvation and Health: Why Medicine Needs the Church." In On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, ed. Stephen E. Lammers and Allen Verhey, 72-83. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.

5.      Hunt, Geoffrey. "Abortion: Why Bioethics Can Have No Answer - a Personal Perspective." Nursing Ethics 6, no. 1 (1999): 47-57.

6.      Maguire, Daniel C., and James T. Burtchaell. "The Catholic Legacy and Abortion: A Debate." In On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, ed. Stephen E. Lammers and Allen Verhey, 586-599. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.

7.      Purdy, Laura M. "Assisted Reproduction." In A Companion to Bioethics, ed. Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer, 163-172. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2001.

8.      Curran, Charles E. "The Contraceptive Revolution and the Human Condition." In On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, ed. Stephen E. Lammers and Allen Verhey, 439-450. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.

9.      Chia, Roland. National Council of Churches of Singapore Statement on Euthanasia.

10.  Panel, NIH Human Embryo Research. "Major Conclusions and Recommendations from the Final Report of the NIH Human Embryo Research Panel." In On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, ed. Stephen E. Lammers and Allen Verhey, 932-936. Grand Rapids, MI: William  B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.

11.  Peters, Ted. The Stem Cell Debate. Minneapolis, MI: Fortress Press, 2007, 19-47, 124-127; 49-74, 126-130. Part one and Part Two

12.  Elliot, J. M. "Brain Death." Trauma 5, no. 1 (2003): 23-42.

13.  Kehl, Karen A. "Moving toward Peace: An Analysis of the Concept of a Good Death." American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 23, no. 4 (2006): 277-286.

14.  Kim, Jung Ran, Doug Elliott, and Cheryl Hyde. "The Influence of Sociocultural Factors on Organ Donation and Transplantation in Korea: Findings from Key Informant Interviews." J Transcult Nurs 15, no. 2 (2004): 147-154.

15.  Ramsey, Paul. "The Indignity Of "Death with Dignity"." In On Moral Medicine: Theological Perspectives in Medical Ethics, ed. Stephen E. Lammers, 209-222. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998.

16.  Singer, Peter. "Is the Sanctity of Life Ethic Terminally Ill?" In Bioethics: An Anthology, ed. Helga Kuhse and Peter Singer, 344-353. Oxford: Blackwell Publisher, 2006.

17.  Volker, Deborah L. "Control and End-of-Life Care: Does Ethnicity Matter?" American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine 22, no. 6 (2005): 442-446.

18. Chia, Roland. National Council of Churches of Singapore Statement on Human Organ Trading.

19. Campbell, Alastair V. "Why a Market in Organs is Inevitable Unethical" Asian Bioethical Review vol 8 no.3 (2016): 164-176

20. Canca, Cansu. "The Unjustified Policy Against a Market in Kidneys" Asian Bioethical Review vol 8 no.3 (2016): 177-194

 

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