Book Abstract
Clinical Bioethics Today: Medical, Ethical, and Legal Challenges offers a robust and interdisciplinary examination of contemporary dilemmas at the crossroads of medicine, ethics, and law. Drawing on compelling case studies, philosophical insight, and regulatory analysis, this volume equips clinicians, policymakers, ethicists, and jurists with frameworks for navigating complex issues in healthcare delivery.
Clinical Bioethics Today bridges ethical theory, clinical application, and legal scrutiny?showcasing how bioethical analysis informs real-world decision-making. Its comprehensive, case-driven format underscores the need for flexible frameworks to address evolving biomedical technologies, cultural contexts, and health system complexities. An essential resource for healthcare providers, legal professionals, ethicists, and policymakers striving to uphold patient dignity, justice, and integrity in 21st century medicine.
The book begins by revisiting foundational bioethical pillars?autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice?alongside burgeoning considerations like relational autonomy, cultural pluralism, and structural justice. It outlines decision-making models (principlism, casuistry, narrative ethics) and highlights key legal directives (informed consent, confidentiality laws, capacity assessment).
