The Family, Medical Decision-Making, and Biotechnology Critical Reflections on Asian Moral Perspectives

East Asian medicine, biomedical research, and health care policy are framed by their own set of moral and cultural commitments. Chief among these is the influence of Confucian ideas. A rich portrayal is offered of the implications of Confucian moral and ontological understandings for medical decisio...

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Other Authors: Lee, Shui Chuen (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
Series:Philosophy and Medicine
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Medicine and the Biomedical Technologies in the Context of Asian Perspectives
  • Confucian Familism and its Bioethical Implications
  • The Family in Transition and in Authority
  • Family Life, Bioethics and Confucianism
  • The Moral Ground of Truth Telling Guideline Development
  • Truth Telling to the Sick and Dying in a Traditional Chinese Culture
  • On Relational Autonomy
  • Regulating sex selection in a patriarchal society
  • Modern Biotechnology and the Postmodern Family
  • The Ethics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Interests of the Family
  • A Confucian Evaluation of Embryonic Stem Cell Research and the Moral Status of Human Embryos
  • Regulations for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research in East Asian Countries
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Why Western Culture, Unlike Confucian Culture, Is so Concerned About Embryonic Stem Cell Research
  • Confucian Healthcare System in Singapore
  • Respect for the Elderly and Family Responsibility
  • Is Singapore's Health Care System Congruent with Confucianism?