Internet References for: TAKING SIDES: Clashing Views on Bioethical Issues, 14e

Internet References for:
TAKING SIDES: Clashing Views on Bioethical Issues

Fourteenth Edition

Some websites continually change their structure and content, so the information listed here may not always be available.

UNIT 1: MEDICAL DECISION MAKING

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

The AHRQ Web site provides research-based information to increase the scientificknowledge needed to enhance consumer and clinical decision making,

improve health care quality, and promote efficiency in the organization of public

and private systems of health care delivery.

Bioethics Resources on the Web

Created by the National Institutes of Health Office of Science Policy, this is an

excellent starting point and has links to other resources.

The NationalReferenceCenter for Bioethics Literature

Located at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, GeorgetownUniversity, this site has

extensive resources on physician–patient relationships and other topics and will

perform data researches on request.

Bioethics: Web Resources

Professor Tom May at Southern Methodist University has created a comprehensiveand detailed guide that lists resources by topic, as well as sections ontheology and bioethics, institutional links, and journals and newsletters.

The HastingsCenter Bioethics Forum

Among the activities of this bioethics center is the Bioethics Forum, which has

timely commentaries on controversial issues.

UNIT 2: END-OF-LIFE DILEMMAS

Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide: All Sides of the

Issues

This site offers a general overview of the controversy concerning physician assistedsuicide as well as statistics and a list of Web sites that represent bothsides of the debate.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

This organization’s Web site has information about each state’s advance directiverules as well as aspects of care of dying people.

UNIT 3: CHOICES IN REPRODUCTION

NARAL Online

This is the home page of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action

League (NARAL), an organization that works to promote reproductive freedom

and dignity for women and their families.

The LindesmithCenter—Drug Policy Foundation

This site offers articles concerning the issue of punishing pregnant drug users

as well as articles about the case of Cornelia Whitner v. State of South Carolina.

Search under “pregnant drug users” to access these articles.

Students for Life

This organization run by students at SimonFraserUniversity in Vancouver,

Canada, lists Web sites representing the diversity of pro-life views.

UNIT 4: CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND BIOETHICS

Society for Adolescent Medicine

The Society for Adolescent Medicine is composed of professionals committed

to improving the physical and psychosocial health of adolescents. This Web site

provides many resources on the topic of adolescent health.

Center for Adolescent Health and the Law

This site has extensive material about minors’ right to consent to medical treatmentand access to health care.

National Disability Rights Network

This is an organization made up of agencies that work to protect and advocate

for individuals with disabilities.

UNIT 5: GENETICS

Human Genome Project Information

This site contains information on the ethics, legal, and social issues related to

advances in genetics.

President’s Council on Bioethics

This site has all the reports on cloning and stem cell research of this council, as

well as those of prior commissions.

Council for Responsible Genetics

This organization has a newsletter and articles on the political, medical, consumer,and scientific aspects of genetics.

UNIT 6: HUMAN EXPERIMENTATION

Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)

OHRP is the government agency charged with protecting the welfare and rights

of human research subjects. Its Web site contains regulations and other informationon research, including prisoners.

TuftsCenter for the Study of Drug Development

This center compiles information about new drugs and the FDA approval

process.

UNIT 7: BIOETHICS AND PUBLIC POLICY

Organ Donation

This site provides current statistics and background information on the allocation

of transplantable organs in the United States.

Kaiser Family Foundation

This research organization’s Web site has reports and data about health care

coverage in the United States, including state data.

World Anti-Drug Doping Agency

This international organization has information for athletes, coaches, fans, and

others about the use of drugs in sports.

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