Beyond a Western Bioethics:: Voices from the Developing World

Author/Contributor(s):	Alora, Angeles Tan ; Lumitao, Josephine M
Publisher:	Georgetown University Press
Date:	07/20/2001
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In Beyond a Western Bioethics, physicians Angeles Tan Alora and Josephine M. Lumitao join eight other contributors to provide a comprehensive exploration of bioethical issues outside of the dominant American and estern European model. Using the Philippines as a case study, they address how a developing country's economy, religion, and culture affect the bioethical landscape for doctors, patients, families, and the society as a whole.