Children, Families, and Health Care Decision Making (Issues in Biomedical Ethics)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199251541 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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gertrude siegel said easy to understand book - lainie ross is a brilliant. how do you rate a book written by your son in law's sister currently being used by a granddaughter who is using it for her thesis - granddaughter says difficult subject, easy to understand book - lainie ross is a brilliant medical ethicist and pediatrician - it was easy for me to find and order this book thanks to amazon.com. An eloquent and substantive presentation of issues in Peds The book was so extremely infused with all elements of pediatric ethics that any pediatrician who does not have it on his shelf or his holiday wish list will be greatly diasdvantaged. Ross's intellect and genuine caring, as pediatrician, philosopher and parent shine through the words of this text. ***A must have for anyone involved with children and the medical decisions present in their lives!***.
Houlgate, Ethics. "Will surely spark lively debate around our cultural assumptions about individual autonomy, the role of families in society, and our responsibilities to children. Ross's book is a welcome contribution to emerging debates about health-care issues involving children"--National Catholic BioethicsQuarterly" strongly recommended to anyone who wants to gain valuable insight into the ethical issues involving the child as a research subject, as an organ donor, as a patient, and as a sexually active adolescent."-Laurence D
After taking her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and doing her residency in children's and babies' hospitals in Philadelphia and New York City, she took a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Yale. Lainie Friedman Ross, MD, Ph.D, is Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Medicine, and Assistant Director of the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, at the University of Chicago. . She has been on the faculty at the University
She opposes the current movement to increase child autonomy, in favor of respect for family autonomy and proposes significant changes in what informed consent allows and requires for pediatric health care decisions. Ross here presents an original and controversial look at the moral principles that guide parents in making health care decisions for their children, and the role of children in the decision-making process. The first systematic medical ethics book that focuses specifically on children's health care, Ross's work has important things to say to health care providers who work with children as well as to ethicists and public policy analysts.