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WEBJournal of Medical Ethics is an official journal of the Institute of Medical Ethics and a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.. JME features articles on ethical aspects of health care relevant to health care professionals, members of clinical ethics committees, medical ethics professionals, researchers and bioscientists, policy makers and patients.
Principles of Biomedical Ethics, 5th edn.
WEBBeauchamp T L, Childress J F. Oxford University Press, 2001, £19.95, pp 454. ISBN 0-19-514332-9. The Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Beauchamp and Childress is a classic in the field of medical ethics. The first edition was published in 1979 and “unleashed” the four principles of respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and …
WEBMay 21, 2021 · A4R is a practical decision- making framework for priority setting that has been used in various areas of healthcare to support fair resource allocation. It is a process- based rather than an outcomes- based framework, focusing on how decisions ought to be made rather than on the outcomes of those deci-sions.
After-birth abortion: why should the baby live? - Journal of …
WEBAbortion is largely accepted even for reasons that do not have anything to do with the fetus' health. By showing that (1) both fetuses and newborns do not have the same moral status as actual persons, (2) the fact that both are potential persons is morally irrelevant and (3) adoption is not always in the best interest of actual people, the authors argue that what we call ‘after-birth ...
Raising the profile of fairness and justice in medical practice and ...
WEBJustice, one of the four Beauchamp and Childress prima facie basic principles of biomedical ethics, is explored in two excellent papers in the current issue of the journal. The papers stem from a British Medical Association (BMA) essay competition on justice and fairness in medical practice and policy. Although the competition was open to (almost) all comers, of the 235 entries both the ...
Abortion - Journal of Medical Ethics
WEBTwo conceptions of conscience and the problem of conscientious objection. Xavier Symons. Journal of Medical Ethics Apr 2017, 43 (4) 245-247; DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2016-103702. Response to: ‘Why medical professionals have no moral claim to conscientious objection accommodation in liberal democracies’ by Schuklenk and Smalling.
Clinical ethics and the duty of care - Journal of Medical Ethics
WEBScholarly inquiry into medical ethics should inform and guide those involved in making challenging ethical decisions.1 It should strive to be integral to the work of health care professionals and health care institutions2 and clinical relevance seems essential for this to happen. To acknowledge the importance of clinical relevance for medical ethics, the Journal of Medical Ethics has ...
Why is informed consent important? - Journal of Medical Ethics
WEBDecision-making is a prominent theme in this edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics . Our feature article examines the relationship between trust and informed consent. Informed consent is, of course, central to the decision-making process in medicine. In addition, several articles consider decision-making in medicine from a variety of angles. In our feature article, Nir Eyal attacks attempts ...
Defending the four principles approach as a good basis for good …
WEBNot long after I first read the 1979 first edition of Principles of Biomedical Ethics,1 currently in its 2013 seventh edition, I became convinced that those four prima facie principles—beneficence, non-maleficence, respect for autonomy and justice—afforded a good and widely acceptable basis for ‘doing good medical ethics’. Over the years I have promoted and defended their use, while ...
Authors - JME
WEBAuthors. Journal of Medical Ethics is a leading international journal that reflects the whole field of medical ethics. The journal seeks to promote ethical reflection and conduct in scientific research and medical practice. It features articles on various ethical aspects of health care relevant to health care professionals, members of clinical ...