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Medical Ethics: A Very Short Introduction

by Tony Hope · 2004

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Questions about the morality of medicine rarely leave the headlines, which is why this topic draws both everyday readers and clinicians. This concise primer introduces the ethical dilemmas at the heart of care, including whether a patient may choose to end their own life and how scarce healthcare resources should be shared out in a just way. Written for those with no prior training in the subject, it offers a clear route into debates that affect everyone.

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