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Who Says You're Dead?
- Author
- Jacob M. Appel, MD
- Narrator
- Jonathan Yen
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Publish Date
- 8 October 2019
- Run Time
- 8 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
● A daughter gets tested to see if she's a match to donate a kidney to her father. The test reveals that she is not the man's biological daughter. Should the doctor tell the father? Or the daughter?
● A deaf couple prefers a deaf baby. Should they be allowed to use medical technology to ensure they have a child who can't hear?
● Who should get custody of an embryo created through IVF when a couple divorces?
● Or, when you or a loved one is on life support, Who says you're dead?
In short, engaging scenarios, Dr. Appel takes on hot-button issues that many of us will confront: genetic screening, sexuality, privacy, doctor-patient confidentiality. He unpacks each hypothetical with a brief reflection drawing from science, philosophy, and history, explaining how others have approached these controversies in real-world cases. Who Says You're Dead? is designed to defy easy answers and to stimulate thought and even debate among professionals and armchair ethicists alike.
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- Author
- Jacob M. Appel, MD
- Narrator
- Jonathan Yen
- Duration
- 8 hours
- Release Date
- 8 October 2019
- ISBN
- 9781684576340
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Highbridge Company
- Genre
- Jurisprudence and general issues, Medical and healthcare law, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Medicine: general issues, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Coping with death and bereavement
Synopsis
Drawing upon the author's two decades teaching medical ethics, as well as his work as a practicing psychiatrist, this profound and addictive little book offers up challenging ethical dilemmas and asks listeners, What would you do?● A daughter gets tested to see if she's a match to donate a kidney to her father. The test reveals that she is not the man's biological daughter. Should the doctor tell the father? Or the daughter?● A deaf couple prefers a deaf baby. Should they be allowed to use medical technology to ensure they have a child who can't hear? ● Who should get custody of an embryo created through IVF when a couple divorces? ● Or, when you or a loved one is on life support, Who says you're dead?In short, engaging scenarios, Dr. Appel takes on hot-button issues that many of us will confront: genetic screening, sexuality, privacy, doctor-patient confidentiality. He unpacks each hypothetical with a brief reflection drawing from science, philosophy, and history, explaining how others have approached these controversies in real-world cases. Who Says You're Dead? is designed to defy easy answers and to stimulate thought and even debate among professionals and armchair ethicists alike.
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