Taking life and death seriously bioethics from Japan

• Other Authors: Takahashi, Takao, 1948-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier JAI, 2005.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Advances in bioethics ; v. 8
• Subjects: Bioethics > Japan.; Bio-ethics.; Japan.; Medical > Ethics.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849503433 (electronic bk.) : 1849503435 (electronic bk.) : 0762312068 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 335 p.) : ill.

Full-scale Bioethics research began in America around 1970, a decade later America introduced it into Japan. More recently Japanese researchers have realised the growing necessity to evaluate Bioethics more objectively. The principles and policies concerning Bioethics differ between countries. In pa...