Bioethical Insights into Values and Policy
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Changes in earth's atmosphere, oceans, soil, weather patterns, and ecosystems are well documented by countless scientific disciplines. These manifestations of climate change harm public health. Given their goals and social responsibilities, influential health organizations recognize health impacts compounded by geography, social values, social determinants of health, health behaviors, and relationships between humans and environments primarily described in feminist ethics and environmental ethics. Health impacts are relevant to, but seldom addressed in bioethics, global health, public policy, or health or environmental policy. This book is the first to describe cultural, geographic, and socioeconomic factors that influence the regional significance of these impacts and frame them for bioethics and policy analyses.
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"This long overdue anthology fills an important gap in existing bioethics literature. For too long mainstream bioethics has ignored the health and ethical implications of climate change. Cheryl Macpherson managed to persuade leading thinkers in bioethics to write on this topic and to contribute to this volume. It's a must-have for anyone with an interest in our species' and our planet's future!" (Udo Schuklenk, Editor, Bioethics)
"This book is a valuable addition to the growing bioethical literature on climate change. Cheryl Macpherson has assembled an impressive list of contributors who analyze the growing global crisis from perspectives in ethics, public health, political science, and economics. It is essential reading for concerned citizens as well as scientists and policymakers in every corner of the world." (Ruth Macklin, Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
"Climate change is a looming issue for the future of our planet. It is a critical and long overdue topic for bioethics. Cheryl Macpherson has long taken the leadership in pushing bioethicists to take climate change seriously. She has brought together essays by some of the leading authors in the field. The book has the potential to revolutionize bioethics." (Robert M Veatch, Kennedy Institute of Ethics and Georgetown University)
"This book is timely and highly relevant. Ethics is at the heart of the climate change negotiations - historical responsibility vs. the right to develop; short-term economics vs. long-term existence. How much of the world's GDP is worth spending on ensuring the survival of small islands? How we manage this global crisis is the ultimate test of human ethics." (Hugh Sealy, Alliance of Small Island States)
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