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Ethics in Global Health: Research, Policy, and Practice
Contributor(s): Macklin, Ruth (Author)

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 ISBN: 0199890455     ISBN-13: 9780199890453
Publisher: OUP Us
OUR PRICE: $114.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Ethics
Dewey: 174.2
LCCN: 2011038637
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" L (1.50 lbs) 432 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
 
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This is a collection of Ruth Macklin's previously published articles that appeared in scholarly journals or as chapters in books. Dr. Macklin's pioneering work in ethics and global health spans more than two decades. The articles in this volume range from a chapter in a book published in
1989 to a journal article currently in press. The essays fall into two broad categories: policy and practice, and multinational research. Topics in the first category include cultural beliefs and attitudes regarding family planning, long-acting contraception, abortion, and more broadly, policies
and practices affecting women's health. Two essays dealing with justice focus on HIV/AIDS: how developing country governments might distribute medications fairly to all who are in need; and what obligations do industrialized countries and world leaders have to provide affordable medications to
developing countries. A theme that runs throughout the essays is a defense of the universality of ethical principles, despite cultural differences that exist around the globe. The section on multinational research includes articles on international ethics guidance documents, such as the
Declaration of Helsinki; discussion of the obligations of researchers and sponsors when they conduct research in developing countries; what constitutes exploitation when research is conducted in resource-poor countries; and, as in the first section of the book, the application of universal ethical
principles to the global research enterprise. The author criticizes the view that double standards in research are acceptable: one standard for rich countries, and a lower standard for developing countries. Several essays deal with sensitive and controversial ethical aspects of research on
reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.
 
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