Globalizing Feminist Bioethics: Crosscultural Perspectives [Paperback]

Rosemarie Tong (Author), Gwen Anderson (Author), Aida Santos-Maranan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0813366151 | ISBN-13: 978-0813366159 | Publication Date: November 20, 2000

Globalizing Feminist Bioethics is a collection of new essays on the topic of international bioethics that developed out of the Third World Congress of the International Association of Bioethics in 1996. Rosemarie Tong is the primary editor of this collection, in which she, Gwen Anderson, and Aida Santos look at such international issues as female genital cutting, fatal daughter syndrome, use of reproductive technologies, male responsibility, pediatrics, breast cancer, pregnancy, and drug testing.

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About the Author

Rosemarie Tong is a Distinguished Professor of Health Care Ethics in the Department of Philosophy and Center for Professional Applied Ethics at the University of North Carolina. Gwen Anderson, R.N., Ph.D. is a Research Associate and faculty member of the Social Sciences Division, Ethics and Law at the Shriver Center for Mental Retardation, Inc. Aida Santos is affiliated with the Institute for Women's Studies at the University of the Philippines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Westview Press (November 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813366151
• ISBN-13: 978-0813366159
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,727,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)