by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
The emergence of autonomy as a socio-political, legal and moral concept has had a profound impact on medical ethics. It shifted the centre of decision-making from the doctor to the patient and reoriented the entire doctor-patient relationship towards a more open,...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
The concept of autonomy commonly used in medical ethics literature and practice is inadequate for three reasons: it does not properly identify non-autonomous actions and choices, it provides a false explanation of which characteristics of actions and choices make...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
This article, the Romanell Report, provides an analysis of the current state of medical ethics education in the United States, with a particular focus on its crucial role in developing professionalism among medical students. Education in ...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
Conventional medical ethics and the law draw a clear line that distinguishes the permitted practice of withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from the prohibited practice of active euthanasia by lethal injection. When clinicians legitimately abandon ...
by Pronet Studio | Dec 19, 2022 | Publications abroad
This article points out that lack of access to the fruits of modern medicine and the science that informs it is an important and neglected topic in bioethics and medical ethics. Drawing on experiences with infectious diseases in some of the poorest...
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