Worst Case Bioethics
Death, Disaster, and Public Health

"Carefully reasoned, clearly articulated, and pulls no punches...Boldly tackles the most contentious issues in bioethics and public policy....Worst Case Bioethics is certain to provoke strong responses across disciplines and ideologies on issues of great importance."- Mark Rothstein, Journal of Legal Medicine "Annas persuasively argues in Worst Case Bioethics that basing policy on extreme nightmare possibilities leads to a distortion of fundamental ethical principles and legal protections." - Arthur L. Caplan, The Lancet "Worst Case Bioethics offers a valuable consideration of how public health policy is sometimes shaped by fear in a counterproductive manner. The book is well-written, well-reasoned, and persuasive." - Thomas May, Science

Introduction: Scared to Death by Worst Case Scenarios. Death and Disaster. 1. American Healthcare. 2. Bioterror and Bioart. 3. State of Emergency. 4. Licensed to Torture. 5. Hunger Strikes. 6. War. Death and the Constitution. 7. Cancer. 8. Drug Dealing. 9. Toxic Tinkering. 10. Abortion. 11. Culture of Death. 12. Patient Safety. Disaster and Public Health. 13. Global Health. 14. The Statue of Security. 15. Pandemic Fear. 16. Bioidentifiers. 17. Genetic Genocide. Index.

George Annas is William Fairfield Warren Professor at Boston University and Chair of the Department of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights, Boston University School of Public Health. He is also Professor in the Boston University schools of Medicine and Law. He is the co-founder of Global Lawyers and Physicians, a transnational group that promotes human rights and health. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the Institute of Medicine, and a member of the National Academies' Human Rights Committee.