Buddhism and Bioethics

This book discusses contemporary issues in medical ethics from a Buddhist perspective. Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Damien Keown shows how Buddhist ethical principles can be applied consistently to a range of bioethical problems, including abortion, embryo research, and euthanasia.

Damien Keown is Reader in Buddhism in the Department of Historical and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Preface to the paperback edition

viii

Introduction

ix

Acknowledgements

xvi

Buddhism, Medicine and Ethics

1

(64)

Buddhism and medicine

1

(5)

Buddhism and ethics

6

(5)

Doing Buddhism ethics

11

(10)

Humans, animals and persons

21

(16)

Ethics and human good

37

(20)

A test case

57

(8)

At the Beginning of Life

65

(74)

When does life begin?

65

(8)

Reflections on the three conditions

73

(9)

Embryo loss and twinning

82

(9)

Abortion

91

(27)

Embryo research

118

(4)

Fertility control

122

(17)

At the End of Life

139

(49)

Defining death

139

(5)

Buddhism and death

144

(14)

The persistent vegetative state

158

(10)

Euthanasia: early sources

168

(5)

Euthanasia: modern views

173

(15)

Notes

188

(11)

Bibliography

199

(5)

Glossary

204

(2)

Index

206

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