Taking sides. Clashing views in health and society /
Clashing views in health and society Health and society
selected, edited, and with introductions by Eileen L. Daniel.
- Ninth edition.
- xxiv, 402 pages ; 24 cm.
- Taking sides .
- Taking sides. .
Should the United States adopt a single-payer plan to fund national health insurance? -- Should life-sustaining medical care be rationed based on age? -- Is the pharmaceutical industry responsible for the high cost of prescription drugs? -- Is drug testing vital to the workplace? -- Should doctors ever help terminally ill patients to commit suicide? -- Should the government regulate the sale, advertisement, and distribution of junk food? -- Should doctors prescribe drugs based on race? -- Should embryonic stem cell research be permitted? -- Should addiction to drugs be labeled a brain disease? -- Do religion and prayer benefit health? -- Is it necessary for pregnant women to completely abstain from all alcoholic beverages? -- Should pro-life health providers be allowed to deny prescriptions on the basis of conscience? -- Should the cervical cancer vaccine for girls be compulsory? -- Is there a post-abortion syndrome? -- Is there a link between vaccination and autism? -- Does anabolic steroid use cause serious health problems for athletes? -- Will global warming negatively impact human health? -- Is breastfeeding the best way to feed babies? -- Is it safe to consume genetically engineered foods? -- Does obesity cause a decline in life expectancy?
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