Article; Abstract and Full Text：http://jbe.la.psu.edu/2/dkhabs.html
關鍵詞
Buddhist ethics; Medical ethics; Bibliographies; Persons; Abortion; Death
摘要
This article provides an introduction to some contemporary issues in medical ethics and the literature which addresses them from a Buddhist perspective. The first part of the article discusses Buddhism and medicine and outlines some of the main issues in contemporary medical ethics. In the rest of the paper three subjects are considered: (1) moral personhood, (2) abortion, and (3) death, dying and euthanasia.The bibliographic references appended to the article will be updated periodically (contributions are welcome), and the latest version of the bibliography will be available from the journal's "Resources" directory.
