The SAGE Handbook of Health Care Ethics is an influential collection of work by leading scholars on the fundamental and emerging themes which define health care ethics. Combining international and interdisciplinary perspectives, the Handbook provides a cutting-edge account of debates in five key areas:

Introduction: Health Care Ethics in an Era of Globalisation - Ruth Chadwick, Henk ten Have and Eric M MeslinMethodology - Vittorio Hosle Foundationalism and Principles - Henk Ten Have Anti-Theory - Roberto AndornoEthics of Care - Ruud ter Meulen Human Rights, Health Care Ethics and Globalisation - Tom Faunce Professional Codes - Michael Davis Organizational Ethics - Eva WinklerDeliberation and Consensus - Diego Gracia Privacy and Confidentiality - Derek Beyleveld Informed Consent - Vilhjalmur Arnason, Hongwen Li and Yali Cong Health Information Technology and Globalisation - Kenneth Goodman Abortion - Michael Barilan Ethics of Genetic Counseling - Gamal I Serour and Ahmed R A Ragab Regulating Reproductive Technologies - Don Chalmers Reprogenetics - Andrea Kalfoglou Palliative Care Ethics - Pierre Boitte and Jean-Philippe Cobbaut Medical and Societal Issues in Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide - Georg Bosshard and Lars Johan Materstvedt Advance Directives - Paul Schostmans Vulnerability: A Futile or Useful Principle in Healthcare Ethics? - Jan Solbakk Vulnerability in Health Care and Research Ethics - Agomoni Ganguli-Mitra and Nikola Biller-AndornoMental Health and Disorder - Rachel Cooper Medical Research Involving Children: A Review of International Policy Statements - Julie Samuel, Bartha Maria Knopppers and Denise AvardOrphan Diseases - Ruth Chadwick and Paul McCarthy Poverty and Indigenous Peoples - Leonardo D de Castro, Peter A Sy and Teoh Chin LeongResearch Ethics - Paul Ndebele Health Research in the Global Context - Michael McDonald and Nina PretoInternational Research - Volnei GarrafaEthical and Scientific Issues in Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Research - Kenneth Cornetta and Eric M MeslinEthics of Screening - Kris DierickxEthics of Clinical Telemedicine - Kenneth V IsersonEthical, Legal and Social Issues in Brain Death and Organ Transplantation: a Japanese Perspective - Tsuyoshi AwayaEthical Issues in Nanotechnology - Bert Gordijn, Rob de Vries and Dónal P O'MathúnaEthics of Environmental Health - Michiel KorthalsPharmaceuticals - Margit Sutrop and Kadro Simm