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- 出版年份：1984
- ISBN：0871968185
- 页数：197 页
INTRODUCTION 1
ABORTION 3
Basics of the Controversy 3
State Legislative Controversy Prior to Supreme Court Decision 4
Supreme Court Ruling 12
1973 Supreme Court Ruling Upholds Abortion Rights 14
Attempts to Restrict Roe v. Wade 17
Further Court Action 18
Government Funding of Abortions Is Issue in Confirmation 19
House Votes to Further Restrict Funds for Abortions 24
Medicaid Abortion Funding Limits Upheld by Supreme Court 29
Right-to-Life Proposals to Amend the Constitution 32
Other State Court Decisions and Legislation 38
Other Supreme Court Decisions 43
Supreme Court Curbs State, Local Limits on Abortion 46
Other Congressional Action 49
Political Platforms 53
1976 53
Excerpts from Republican Party Platform 55
Religious Views 56
Other Public Views 60
CONTRACEPTION 67
Public Policy ＆ Controversy 67
Population Policy and Birth Rate 72
Religious Views 75
The Pill 76
Birth Control Danger 81
Sterilization 83
BIRTH ISSUES 89
Wrongful Birth/Wrongful Life 89
Preconception Injury 91
Surrogate Mothers 92
DEATH ＆ DYING 93
Introduction 93
Definition of Death 93
Choosing Death 96
Decision-Making for Terminally Ill Incompetents 102
Euthanasia 108
Defective Neonates 110
SCIENCE ＆ TECHNOLOGY 113
Introduction 113
Genetic Research 113
Patenting Life 122
Test-Tube Babies 123
Artificial Hearts 126
EXPERIMENTING ON HUMAN SUBJECTS 129
Ethical and Legal Problems 129
Controversial Experiments 136
DRUGS 143
Introduction 143
Product Liability 143
DES 143
Other Product Liability Issues 147
Other Access Issues 158
Cost-Benefit Standards 159
ETHICAL ISSUES AND HEALTH CARE 165
Informed Consent 165
Medical Ethics 170
Unnecessary Surgery 172
Health Costs and Scarce Resources 180
THE INSANITY DEFENSE 185
INDEX 191