Genetic Databases: Socio-Ethical Issues in the Collection and Use of DNA

edited by Corrigan & Tutton  RRP $66  - Our Price $59.40 PB 224 pages

This book offers a timely analysis of the underlying tensions, contradictions and limitations of the current regulatory frameworks for and policy debates about genetic databases. Drawing on original empirical research and theoretical debates in the fields of sociology, anthropology and legal studies, the contributors to this book challenge the prevailing orthodoxy of informed consent and explore the relationship between personal privacy and the public good. They also consider the multiple meanings attached to human tissue and the role of public consultations and commercial involvement in the creation and use of genetic databases.

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Ethics for Health Care 2nd Edition

by Catherine Anne Berglund  RRP $59.95  - Our Price $53.95

Ethics for Health Care 2e takes a novel approach to learning about and understanding ethics. It draws on practical experiences and contemporary issues in its exploration of the ethical choices made in health care. The common theme followed in the book is that health care ethics are not only about setting acceptable standards — they are also about reflecting on what health care professionals should aim towards. The book examines optimal standards in health care, and how best to pursue those standards in a practical context.

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