Bioethics Books

New and Published Books

1. The International Legal Governance of the Human Genome

   By Chamundeeswari Kuppuswamy

   Series: Genetics and Society

   The human genome is a well known symbol of scientific and technological progress in the 21st century. However, concerns about the exacerbation of inequalities between the rich and the poor, the developing and the developed states, the healthy and the unhealthy are causing problems for the progress...

   Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. Local Cells, Global Science

   The Rise of Embryonic Stem Cell Research in India

   By Aditya Bharadwaj, Peter Glasner

   Series: Genetics and Society

   One of the first studies of an exciting new development in global biotechnology, this cutting edge text examines the extent of the transnational movements of tissues, stem cells, and expertise, in the developing governance framework of India. Documenting the impact of local and global governance...

   Published May 6th 2012 by Routledge
3. Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances

   Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk

   By Aviad E. Raz

   Series: Genetics and Society

   Carrier testing of adults provides information about the risk of passing a genetic mutation to your children, leading to reproductive (and some say, eugenic) decisions. Excessive carrier screening may have adverse effects, but it can also prevent suffering and open up new reproductive options....

   Published March 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Value of Transnational Medical Research

   Labour, Participation and Care

   Edited by Ann Kelly, P. Wenzel Geissler

   What is the value of medical research? With contributions from anthropologists, sociologists and activists, this approach brings into focus the forms of value – social, epistemic, and economic – that are involved in medical research practices and how these values intersect with everyday living....

   Published January 31st 2012 by Routledge
5. Human Animal Studies

   An Introduction

   By Fiona Probyn-Rapsey

   Human relationships to animals (both ‘real’ animals and the ideas attached to animality) have shifted over the last century. Pet ownership is on the increase, wildlife has gone from being a threat to being threatened, and animal science ruptures traditional ideas about animal capabilities and human...

   Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge
6. Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility

   Edited by Nancy M.P. King, Michael J Hyde

   Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics

   Bioethics, Public Moral Argument, and Social Responsibility explores the role of democratically oriented argument in promoting public understanding and discussion of the benefits and burdens of biotechnological progress. The contributors examine moral and policy controversies surrounding biomedical...

   Published September 22nd 2011 by Routledge
7. The Politics of Bioethics

   By Alan Petersen

   Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

   Recent rapid advances in the biosciences have led to considerable debate about the social, ethical, and legal implications of research and its applications. The mapping of the human genome, advances in cloning techniques, the harvesting of embryonic stem cells for research, increasing use of...

   Published December 20th 2010 by Routledge
8. Legal Perspectives in Bioethics

   Edited by Ana S. Iltis, Sandra H. Johnson, Barbara A. Hinze

   Series: Routledge Annals of Bioethics

   Issues in bioethics often turn, at least in part, on the law and regulatory requirements. Consisting of chapters that address particular bioethics topics from the law’s perspective, this fascinating book includes: an introduction to the American legal system papers identifying the principal ways...

   Published October 14th 2010 by Routledge
9. Biometrics

   Bodies, Technologies, Biopolitics

   By Joseph Pugliese

   Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

   Biometric technologies, such as finger- or facial-scan, are being deployed across a variety of social contexts in order to facilitate and guarantee identity verification and authentication. In the post-9/11 world, biometric technologies have experienced an extraordinary period of growth as concerns...

   Published July 19th 2010 by Routledge
10. Debating Human Genetics

    Contemporary Issues in Public Policy and Ethics

    By Alexandra Plows

    Series: Genetics and Society

    Debating Human Genetics is based on ethnographic research focusing primarily on the UK publics who are debating and engaging with human genetics, and related bio and techno-science. Drawing on recent interviews and data, collated in a range of public settings, it provides a unique overview of...

    Published July 8th 2010 by Routledge