Summaries & Overviews

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Summaries

Summaries provide a basic introduction to each topic, familiarizing the reader with current bioethics issues. You can continue to explore areas of interest by following the links provided, including links to Bioethics Overviews on this site. Further resources–both print and online–are listed at the end of each summary.

Advance Directives

Basic Biology of Genetics

Bioengineering

Chimeras

End of Life Care

Genetic Testing & Screening

Human Cloning

Law and Bioethics

Nanotechnology

Neuroscience

Organ Transplants

Reproductive Technologies

Research on Animals

Research Ethics

Resource Allocation

Stem Cells

Overviews

For those interested in knowing more, Bioethics Overviews offer an in-depth look at the issues. Overviews present the findings of ethical and legal experts about issues of concern to patients, citizens and biotech consumers. Bibliographies and reference lists are included, containing both print and online resources for further reading.

End of Life Care: An Ethical Overview
(pdf, 258KB, 56sec@56k)

Distributing Limited Healthcare Resources
(pdf, 108KB, 22sec@56k)

Ethics of Organ Transplantation
(pdf, 90KB, 18sec@56k)

Human Stem Cells: An Ethical Overview
(pdf, 207KB, 45sec@56k)

New Frontiers in Genetic Testing & Screening
(pdf, 55KB, 11sec@56k)

Research Ethics
(pdf, 337KB, 1min@56k)

Resuscitation Decisions
(pdf, 84KB, 17sec@56k)