Autonomy and Human Rights in Health Care

Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface: E. Pellegrino. Contributors. Introduction PART I: HEALTH CARE, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND SOCIAL POLICY.. Health Care, Human Rights, and Social Policy. 1. Evolving Bioethics and International Human Rights: D. Thomasma.2. Dignity, Rights, Health Care, and Human Flourishing: D. Sulmasy. 3. Human Rights: The Ethics of Globalization: G. Díaz Pintos. 4. Human Rights and the Right to Health Care: A. Goldworth. 5. Religion, International Human Rights and Women's Health: Synthesizing Principles and Politics: D. Guinn. PART II: THE CENTRALITY AND LIMITS OF AUTONOMY. 6. The Limitations and Accomplishments of Autonomy as a Basic Principle in Bioethics and Biolaw: J. Rendtorff. 7. Person and Human Being in Bioethics and Biolaw: L. Palazzani. 8. Welfare Rights and Health Care: J. Ramon de Paramo Argüeles. 9. Autonomy and the rights of minors: W. Vaught. 10. Domestic Violence: G. Palermo. 11. Balancing Autonomy and Traditional Values in Treating Terminally Ill Patients: Towards Locating the Right Questions for Japan: D. Weisstub. PART III: PLURALISM, RACE AND HEALTH. 12. Culture, Community or Rights: T. Carney. 13. Bioethics Between Nature and Culture: A. González. 14. Medical Practice as the Primary Context for Medical Ethics: H. Jochemsen. 15. Euthanasia and Muticulturalism: A.Ollero. PART IV: Future Legal Ordering and Social Planning. 16. International Law and Genetic Couselling: C. Romeo-Casabona. 17. International Perspective on Organ Donation: E. Gordon. 18. Justice in the distribution of transplant organs : R. Rhodes. 19. Human Cloning and Human Dignity: A. Aparisi Miralles & J. Lopez Guzman. 20. Accessing Health Care Resources: Economic, Medical, Ethical and Socio-Legal Challenges: G. Smith, II. 21. Mental Health Rights: The Relation between Constitution and Bioethics: J. Arboleda-Flórez & D. Weisstub. PART V: INDIVIDUAL INTEGRITY, RESEARCH ETHICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS. 22. The ‘Vulnerability’ Quagmire in International Research: J. Kissell. 23. Human Rights, Health Care and Biomedical Innovation: Confronting the Research Imperative: G. Tomossy. 24. The Rights to Die and the Duty to Save: a Reflection on Ethical Presuppositions in Suicide Research: B. Mishara & D. Weisstub. 25. The Right to