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Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making by Thomas May Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press Publication Date: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 Number of Pages: 152 ISBN: 0801868025

Book Summary: May discusses the fundamental features of a liberal society- chiefly, the individual's rights to make decisions for him- or herself-then applies them in the most important relational issues in health care: patients' autonomy and professionals' rights of conscience. Issues concerning patients' rights are at the center of bioethics, but the political basis for these rights has rarely been examined

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