Lecture by Professor James F. Childress on the suitability of different concepts of autonomy On Thursday, October 18, 6.00 p.m. medical ethicist Professor James F. Childress (University of Virginia) ...
The world of bioethics is defined by four basic principles: autonomy, justice, beneficence and nonmaleficence. Healthcare practitioners use these principles as their guiding force when evaluating the ...
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that established the nationwide right to choose an abortion. For decades, rancorous debate about the ruling ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective: Contemporary ethical accounts of the patient-provider relationship emphasise respect for patient autonomy and shared decision ...
There is no good death, I now know. It always hurts, both the dying and the left behind. But there is a good enough death.” So concludes Ann Neumann in re­sponse to the central questions of her book: ...
RITE AND REASON:IN ITS "Opinion on Stem Cell Research", published last week, the Irish Council for Bioethics is right not to base its conclusions on the results of polls. Instead, recommendations for ...
“PROTESTANT” IS A TERM APPLIED TO MANY DIFFERENT Christian denominations, with a wide range of beliefs, who trace their common origin to the Reformation of the 16th century. Protestant ideas have ...
Decision-making, e.g. about the treatment of somebody in a coma, often becomes a massive burden for the near relatives or the partner of such a person. Which weight should be given to their point of ...