{"product_id":"the-basics-of-bioethics-paperback-2","title":"The Basics of Bioethics - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura K. Guidry-Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Basics of Bioethics, Fifth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling introduction to the fascinating, ever-evolving field of bioethics. Accessible and richly informative for readers from all backgrounds, this book provides an essential foundation in theories and concepts, which are then applied to numerous thought-provoking cases and contemporary questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters are organized around common moral themes in order to help readers understand the values and other connections that tie together different positions in bioethics. Since the last edition, the field of bioethics has had to grapple with additional challenges, critiques, and difficult decisions. Readers are guided through the ethical complexities of abortion, medical aid in dying, genetic engineering, posthumous reproduction, biomedical research, and organ transplantation, among other topics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey changes to the Fifth Edition include: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA new chapter dedicated to public health emergencies, incorporating key lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic that are relevant for future crisis planning.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn introduction to disability ethics among non-principlist approaches, which continues to grow in influence in bioethics.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStatistics and references have been supplemented across all chapters, integrating more international perspectives and data.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew and updated cases illustrating a range of contemporary bioethical issues.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated references and Key Concepts at the end of each chapter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura K. Guidry-Grimes\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Staff Bioethicist at the Cleveland Clinic with faculty appointments at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University. She provides clinical ethics consultation and teaches bioethics to practitioners, trainees, and students across disciplines. She co-authored the fourth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Basics of Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and co-edited \u003ci\u003eApplying Nonideal Theory to Bioethics: Living and Dying in a Nonideal World \u003c\/i\u003e(with Elizabeth Victor, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eMoral Expertise: New Essays from Theoretical and Clinical Bioethics \u003c\/i\u003e(with Jamie Carlin Watson, 2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert M. Veatch\u003c\/b\u003e, before his passing in 2020, was Senior Research Scholar and Professor of Medical Ethics, Emeritus, and former Director at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. While co-author to previous editions of \u003ci\u003eThe Basics of Bioethics\u003c\/i\u003e, he also authored, co-authored, or edited 60 additional books, including \u003ci\u003eHippocratic, Religious, and Secular Medical Ethics \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eCase Studies in Biomedical Ethics \u003c\/i\u003e(with Amy Haddad and Dan English, 2015), \u003ci\u003eTransplantation Ethics (\u003c\/i\u003ewith Lainie F. Ross, 2015), and \u003ci\u003eDefining Death: The Case for Choice\u003c\/i\u003e (with Lainie F. Ross, 2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428806934777,"sku":"9781032775371","price":100.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/60LMq8rEjJ9781032775371.webp?v=1771441520","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-basics-of-bioethics-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}