Bioethics books

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
A popular nonfiction account of cells taken without consent from a Black patient in 1951 and used in research for decades; it is widely taught as an introduction to consent and research ethics.
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Principles of Biomedical Ethics
James F. Childress
The textbook that set out the four principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice, and shaped how clinical and research ethics were taught.
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The Birth of Bioethics
Albert R. Jonsen
A historical account of how bioethics formed as a field in the United States, written by a participant in its early institutions.
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Practical Ethics
Peter Singer
A utilitarian treatment of euthanasia, disability, animal welfare and reproduction that has been central to debate over the moral status of life.
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Never Let Me Go
Kazuo Ishiguro
A novel about clones raised to donate organs, often read as a study of consent, the value of human life and the ethics of medical sacrifice.
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