Medical Ethics
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- Medical Ethics in the News: Pregnancy, Motherhood, and ReligionA Catholic nun excommunicated for allowing an abortion to save a mother's life, and orthodox rabbis redefine motherhood for the purposes of religious identity - questions of medical ethics are in the news this week.
- Medical Ethics & the Four Prong Approach to HealthcareWhen considering the aspects of a difficult medical decision, your healthcare team may turn to the four prong approach of medical ethics.
- Medical Ethics and the Terminally IllA look at how the miedical profession is walking a fine line ethically in dealing with the terminally ill and their wishes or needs.
Medical Ethics: When Standards of Care and Conscience Clauses ConflictThe right of medical care providers to refuse treatment based on personal moral or religious beliefs has been codified in more and more places. But what if this compromises the health outcomes for patients who expect basic standards of care to be met?- Medical Ethics -Should Doctors Tell Their Patients the Truth?This article focuses on the ethics of medicine and whether doctors should tell their patients the truth.
Ethical Dilemmas of the Health ProfessionalIn the 21st century, patient and community trust in the medical professional remains a critical need. Health professionals need to be aware of the critical importance that ethics plays in navigating medical dilemmas.- Liberty and Paternalism in Medical EthicsThis article discusses the views of Kant, Mill, Jonas, Rawls and Miller in the context of medical ethics.