Feminist Perspectives In Medical Ethics

..". a welcome addition to the literature." -- Center forTheology and the Natural Sciences..". ideologically diverseselection of readings... " -- Times Literary Supplement(London)"The essays are balanced, challenging, well-argued, and well-written. They ably and accessibly represent feminist contributions tomedical ethics... " -- Religious Studies Review..".fascinating... thought-provoking... " -- NursingTimes"A stimulating book for those women and men (feministand non-feminist) interested in medical ethics." -- Maternal and ChildHealth..". landmark [event] in bioethics... " --Women & HealthThe aim of this volume is to show how afeminist perspective advances biomedical ethics by uncovering inconsistencies intraditional argument and by arguing for the importance of hitherto ignored factorsin decision making. These essays include both theory and very specific examples thatdemonstrate the glaring inadequacy of mainstream medical ethics.