title: Bioethics in Ibero-America and the Caribbean.
abstract: Bioethics has become a field of new challenges for Ibero-America and the Caribbean. A seeming uniformity in the region hides a rich heterogeneous society. A brief survey of bioethical developments in different Ibero-American countries is provided as well as the bioethical problems and approaches peculiar to the region. Some of the unique features of bioethics in this region, it is suggested, could infuse new life into the U.S. and European bioethics discussion. Finally, a bibliography of Ibero-American bioethics literature is provided for North American and European readers.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fuenzalida
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D001675:Bioethics / Q000266:history; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D003906:Developing Countries; D026822:Ethicists; D004992:Ethics, Medical / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D015276:Health Care Rationing; D049673:History, 20th Century; D038622:Internationality; D007843:Latin America; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014900:West Indies