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Medical Ethics
Accounts of
Ground-Breaking Cases
NINTH EDITION
Gregory E. Pence
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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MEDICAL ETHICS: ACCOUNTS OF GROUND-BREAKING CASES,
NINTH EDITION
Published by McGraw Hill LLC, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10121. Copyright © 2021 by McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America. Previous editions © 2017, 2015,
and 2011. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Pence, Gregory E., author.
Title: Medical ethics: accounts of ground-breaking cases / Gregory E.
Pence,
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Description: Ninth edition. | New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2021] |
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Ages 18+
Identifiers: LCCN 2019058441 (print) | LCCN 2019058442 (ebook) | ISBN
9781260241044 (paperback) | ISBN 9781260807943 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Medical ethics–Case studies.
Classification: LCC R724 .P36 2021 (print) | LCC R724 (ebook) | DDC
174.2–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019058441
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019058442
The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of
publication. The inclusion of a website does not indicate an endorsement by
Medical Ethics
Accounts of
Ground-Breaking Cases
NINTH EDITION
Gregory E. Pence
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Logo: McGraw-Hill Education
,Page ii
Logo: McGraw-Hill Education
MEDICAL ETHICS: ACCOUNTS OF GROUND-BREAKING CASES,
NINTH EDITION
Published by McGraw Hill LLC, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York,
NY 10121. Copyright © 2021 by McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved.
Printed in the United States of America. Previous editions © 2017, 2015,
and 2011. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in
any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system,
without the prior written consent of McGraw-Hill LLC, including, but not
limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or
broadcast for distance learning.
Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be
available to customers outside the United States.
This book is printed on acid-free paper.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LCR 24 23 22 21 20
ISBN 978-1-260-24104-4 (bound edition)
MHID 1-260-24104-1 (bound edition)
ISBN 978-1-260-80783-7 (loose-leaf edition)
MHID 1-260-80783-5 (loose-leaf edition)
Product Developer: Alex Preiss
Marketing Manager: Nancy Baudean
Content Project Managers: Danielle Clement, Katie Reuter
Buyer: Susan K. Culbertson
, Design: Beth Blech
Content Licensing Specialist: Sarah Flynn
Cover Image: ©pixologicstudio/Getty Images
Compositor: SPi Global
All credits appearing on page or at the end of the book are considered to be
an extension of the copyright page.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Pence, Gregory E., author.
Title: Medical ethics: accounts of ground-breaking cases / Gregory E.
Pence,
University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Description: Ninth edition. | New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2021] |
Includes bibliographical references and index. | Audience: Ages 18+
Identifiers: LCCN 2019058441 (print) | LCCN 2019058442 (ebook) | ISBN
9781260241044 (paperback) | ISBN 9781260807943 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Medical ethics–Case studies.
Classification: LCC R724 .P36 2021 (print) | LCC R724 (ebook) | DDC
174.2–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019058441
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019058442
The Internet addresses listed in the text were accurate at the time of
publication. The inclusion of a website does not indicate an endorsement by
