part Part I: North America -- chapter 1 Bioethics in Canada / Nuala Kenny -- chapter 2 United States Perspectives on Assisted Reproductive Technologies / Scott B. Rae -- chapter 3 Conceptual, Normative, and Policy Issues in United States Health Care Allocation / U.S. Health Care Allocation B. Andrew Lustig -- chapter 4 Ethics Committees and Consultation in the United States / Brendan P. Minogue -- part Part II: South America -- chapter 5 Bioethics in Argentina / Jos Alberto Mainetti -- part Part III: Europe -- chapter 6 Bioethics in France / Anne Bernard -- chapter 7 Crossing the Rubicon? The Medical Ethical Debate in Germany in 2001 / Kurt W. Schmidt -- chapter 8 Bioethics in Switzerland / Fabrice Jotterand -- chapter 9 Bioethics in Greece: A Regional Approach / T. Garanis-Papadatos -- chapter 10 Bioethics in Italy since 1997 / Maurizio Mori -- chapter 11 Bioethics in the UK / Ruth Chadwick -- chapter 12 Bioethics in Denmark / Jacob Dahl Rendtorff -- part Part IV: Asia -- chapter 13 Turkish Perspectives in Bioethics / Sahin Aksoy -- chapter 14 Bioethics in Bangladesh / Hasna Begum -- chapter 15 Bioethics in China Ya-li Cong -- chapter 16 Bioethics with Chinese Characteristics: The Development of Bioethics in Hong Kong / Gerhold K. Becker -- chapter 17 The Long History of Indian Medical Systems and Current Perspectives in Health Care Bioethics / Jayapaul Azariah -- chapter 18 Bioethics in the Philippines: An Overview of Developments, Issues, and Controversies / Leonardo de Castro -- chapter 19 Japanese Bioethics / Darryl Macer -- part Part V: New Zealand -- chapter 20 Bioethics in New Zealand: A Historical and Sociological Review / Jing-Bao Nie.