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Mostly an 11 page analytical book review of Richard Zaner's 'Troubled Voices.' -- The writer cites a number of additional sources to evaluate Zaner's contention that advances in medical technologies have raised many ethical and moral questions. By presenting a number of stories describing the ethical dilemmas of patients and their participating care providers, Zaner supports the concept that medical technologies have caused great moral dilemmas that never would have been considered in the absence of such advances. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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the expanding field of medicine. How does the vast array of new technological procedures translate into patient care? Are medical clinicians able to deal with the multitude of
important ethical conundrums brought about by these new technologies? Do the benefits of new technologies out weigh the moral/ethical dilemmas? Are physicians manipulating the desperation of critically ill
patients to test their new procedures on humans who will not refuse treatment? And what part does the family play in delivering informed and ethical decisions about the use
of technology for the care of their loved ones? Zaner compiles a variety of stories in an attempt to give the reader a full overview of the dilemmas facing the
medical community, the people seeking treatment within that community, and family members hoping to find relief for their loved ones medical crisis. Zaner offers evidence to support the concept
that advances in medical technologies, -2- though often manifested with noble intentions, have lead to the inaccessibility of medical care for many Americans. II. New
technologies and the patient Advancing medical technologies offer patients extended care for illness once thought untreatable. New equipment offers hope, provides life-supporting services and treatment options once considered impossible.
It is undeniable that new technologies have increased the quality of life for many Americans faced with treatable disorders. But for those who suffer from terminal illness, technologies
often serve to prolong the physical suffering of the patient while offering false hope. Bhargrava, in an article in "World Health", described the attitudes of many patients entering American
hospitals today. He wrote that the technology presented to ill and suffering Americans is reassuring and attractive. In this "space-age" of sophisticated gadgetry, patients prefer to
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