The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 6, Issue 5 (2006)

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Editorial

Editorial
Will Bioethics Take the Life of Philosophy?
Glenn McGee
Pages: 1-2
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Public Health

Article
Strange Bedfellows? Reflections on Bioethics' Role in Disaster Response Planning
Jessica Berg & Nicholas King
Pages: 3-5
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Opinion

Article
Taking Stem Cells Seriously
Jonathan Moreno & Sam Berger
Pages: 6-7
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Target Article

Article
Damage Compounded: Disparities, Distrust, and Disparate Impact in End-of-Life Conflict Resolution Policies
Mary Ellen Wojtasiewicz
Pages: 8-12
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Open Peer Commentaries

Article
Our Cultures, Our Selves: Toward an Honest Dialogue on Race and End-of-Life Decisions
Mark G. Kuczewski
Pages: 13-17
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Multiculturalism and End-of-Life Care: The New Israeli Law for the Terminally III Patient
Alan Jotkowitz & Avraham Steinberg
Pages: 17-19
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Futility—From Hospital Policies to State Laws
Robert D. Truog & Christine Mitchell
Pages: 19-21
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
What We Do Not Know About Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in End-of-Life Treatment Decisions
Ellen W. Bernal
Pages: 21-23
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Why Should We Be Concerned About Disparate Impact?
Ronald A. Lindsay
Pages: 23-24
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Erasure of the Past: How Failure to Remember Can Be a Morally Blameworthy Act
Alison Reiheld
Pages: 25-26
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Damage Compounded or Damage Lessened? Disparate Impact or the Compromises of Multiculturalism?
Sarah E. Shannon
Pages: 27-28
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Should Possible Disparities and Distrust Trump Do-No-Harm?
Martin L. Smith
Pages: 28-30
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Unequal Stakeholders: “For You, It's an Academic Exercise; For Me, It's My Life”
Kristi L. Kirschner
Pages: 30-32
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Just End-of-Life Policies and Patient Dignity
Richard E. Grant & Michael Boylan
Pages: 32-33
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Pernicious Encroachment into End-of-Life Decision Making: Federal Intervention in Palliative Pain Treatment
Jane N. Bolin
Pages: 34-36
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
How Do We Avoid Compounding the Damage?
Mary Ann Baily
Pages: 36-38
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Understanding Futility: Why Trust and Disparate Impact Matter As Much As What Works
Greg Loeben
Pages: 38-39
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Target Article

Article
Altruistic Discourse in the Informed Consent Process for Childhood Cancer Clinical Trials
Christian Simon, Michelle Eder, Eric Kodish & Laura Siminoff
Pages: 40-47
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Open Peer Commentaries

Article
Altruism and Pediatric Oncology Trials: It Does Not Tip the Decision-Making Scales
Katherine Wasson
Page: 48
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Can Children be Altruistic Research Subjects?
Merle Spriggs
Pages: 49-50
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Improving Medicine through Research and the Constitutive Nature of Altruism
D. Micah Hester & Chris Hackler
Pages: 51-52
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
The Role of Altruism in Parental Decision-Making for Childhood Cancer Clinical Trials—Further Questions to Explore
Liva Jacoby
Page: 52
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Altruistic Discourse and Therapeutic Misconception in Research Informed Consent
Steven Joffe
Pages: 53-54
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Altruistic Motives Reconsidered
Rosalind Ekamn Ladd & Edwin Forman
Pages: 55-56
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Book Reviews

Book Review
A Review of: “Mary and Robert Schindler, Suzanne Schindler Vitadamo, and Bobby Schindler. A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo–A Lesson For Us All”
New York, NY: Warner Books, 2006. 272 pp. $23.95, hardcover Michael Schiavo and Michael Hirsh. Terri: The Truth. New York, NY: Dutton, 2006. 384 pp. $24.95, hardcover
Kathy L. Cerminara
Pages: 57-59
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Book Review
A Review of: “Jing-Bao Nie. Behind the Silence: Chinese Voices on Abortion”
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005. 304 pp. $27.95, paperback
Grant Gillett
Pages: 59-60
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Book Review
A Review of: “David M. Kaplan. Readings in the Philosophy of Technology”
Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2004. 504 pp. $49.95, paperback
Aaron Peron Ogletree
Pages: 60-61
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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In Focus Article

Article
Race, Pharmacogenomics, and Marketing: Putting BiDil in Context
Jonathan Kahn
Pages: W1-W5
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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InFocus Article

Article
Innovation in Human Research Protection: The AbioCor Artificial Heart Trial
E. Haavi Morreim, George E. Webb, Harvey L. Gordon, Baruch Brody, David Casarett, Ken Rosenfeld, James Sabin, John D. Lantos, Barry Morenz, Robert Krouse & Stan Goodman
Pages: W6-W16
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Ethical Environment, Healthcare Work, and Patient Outcomes
Charlotte McDaniel, Emir Veledar, Stephen LeConte, Scott Peltier & Agata Maciuba
Pages: W17-W29
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Correspondence

Article
Response to Open Peer Commentaries on “Damage Compounded: Disparities, Distrust, and Disparate Impact in End-of-Life Conflict Resolution Policies”
Mary Ellen Wojtasiewicz
Pages: W30-W32
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Letter to the Editor: End-of-Life Care and Racial Disparities: All Social and Health Care Sectors Must Respond!
Connie C. Price & Stephen Olufemi Sodeke
Pages: W33-W34
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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Article
Letter to the Editor: In Defense of the PolyHeme® Trial
Anne Hamilton Dougherty
Pages: W35-W37
Published online: 23 Nov 2006
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