Distributive Justice And The New Medicine, Hardcover by Smith, George P., II,...

Distributive Justice And The New Medicine, Hardcover by Smith, George P., II, ISBN 184720757X, ISBN-13 9781847207579, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKSmith (law, Catholic U. of America Law School) addresses a number of questions concerning the implications of medical technology advancement and the distribution of medical resources. He examines measuring tools for determining rational rationing of health resources, such as the "quality of adjusted life year." He also addresses questions concerning genetic technology, such as whether there are worthy goals in genetic enhancement beyond therapy and whether there is a standard of "genetic responsibility" that should be imposed upon research. The conditions under which human experimentation can be pursued in order to advance genetic research are explored next. Finally, issues connected to human organ transplantation are examined as a paradigmatic case study of the issue of distributive justice and new medical science. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()