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This is a selection of articles from the March 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Medical Ethics headlines.

[Ethics] The claim for patient choice and equity discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Barr, D A, Fenton, L, Blane, D Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Ethical decision-making about older adults and moral intensity: an international study of physicians discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Malloy, D C, Williams, J, Hadjistavropoulos, T, Krishnan, B, Jeyaraj, M, McCarthy, E F, Murakami, M, Paholpak, S, Mafukidze, J, Hillis, B Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Should ethics consultants help clinicians face scarcity in their practice? discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Hurst, S A, Reiter-Theil, S, Slowther, A-M, Pegoraro, R, Forde, R, Danis, M Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Influence of physicians' life stances on attitudes to end-of-life decisions and actual end-of-life decision-making in six countries discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Cohen, J, van Delden, J, Mortier, F, Lofmark, R, Norup, M, Cartwright, C, Faisst, K, Canova, C, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B, Bilsen, J, on behalf of the Eureld Consortium Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Ethical opinions and personal attitudes of young adults conceived by in vitro fertilisation discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Siegel, S, Dittrich, R, Vollmann, J Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Ethics in a scientific approach: the importance of the biostatistician in research ethics committees discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Atici, E, Erdemir, A D Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Malawians permit research bronchoscopy due to perceived need for healthcare discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Mtunthama, N, Malamba, R, French, N, Molyneux, M E, Zijlstra, E E, Gordon, S B Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] The role of nurses in euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in The Netherlands discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: van Bruchem-van de Scheur, G G, Arend, A J G v. d., Abu-Saad, H H., Spreeuwenberg, C, van Wijmen, F C B, ter Meulen, R H J Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Ethics briefings] Ethics briefings discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Tizzard, J, Harrison, C, Mussell, R, Sheather, J, Sommerville, A, Hamm, D Tags: Ethics briefings Source Type: journals

[Law, ethics and medicine] Thinking ethically about genetic inheritance: liberal rights, communitarianism and the right to privacy for parents of donor insemination children discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Burr, J, Reynolds, P Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Access to medical records for research purposes: varying perceptions across research ethics boards discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Willison, D J, Emerson, C, Szala-Meneok, K V, Gibson, E, Schwartz, L, Weisbaum, K M, Fournier, F, Brazil, K, Coughlin, M D Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Ethics] Ethically problematic treatment decisions in different medical specialties discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Saarni, S I, Halila, R, Palmu, P, Vanska, J Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] How can we provide effective training for research ethics committee members? A European assessment discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Davies, H, Wells, F, Druml, C Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Teaching and learning ethics] Teaching medical ethics: what is the impact of role models? Some experiences from Swedish medical schools discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Lynoe, N, Lofmark, R, Thulesius, H O Tags: Teaching and learning ethics Source Type: journals

[Ethics] Predictive genetic testing of children for adult-onset diseases and psychological harm discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Malpas, P J Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals

[Law, ethics and medicine] Ethical issues arising from the requirement to sign a consent form in palliative care discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Plu, I, Purssell-Francois, I, Moutel, G, Ellien, F, Herve, C Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: journals

[Editorial] The organs crisis and the Spanish model: theoretical versus pragmatic considerations discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Quigley, M., Brazier, M., Chadwick, R., Michel, M. N., Paredes, D. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] In quest of justice? Clinical prioritisation in healthcare for the aged discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Pedersen, R, Nortvedt, P, Nordhaug, M, Slettebo, A, Grothe, K H, Kirkevold, M, Brinchmann, B S, Andersen, B Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

How do we know that research ethics committees are really working? the neglected role of outcomes assessment in research ethics review discuss this article
Source: BMC Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Carl H Coleman and Marie CHARLOTTE Bouesseau Source Type: journals

[Ethics] A resource-based version of the argument that cloning is an affront to human dignity discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: McDougall, R Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals

[Ethics] The junior doctor as ethically unique discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: McDougall, R Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Information disclosure and decision-making: the Middle East versus the Far East and the West discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 28, 2008 Authors: Mobeireek, A F, Al-Kassimi, F, Al-Zahrani, K, Al-Shimemeri, A, al-Damegh, S, Al-Amoudi, O, Al-Eithan, S, Al-Ghamdi, B, Gamal-Eldin, M Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

Culture as a Useful Conceptual Tool in Clinical Ethics Consultation discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Clinical Cultural Competence and the Threat of Ethical Relativism discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Ethics Consultation in Dual Diagnosis of Mental Illness and Mental Retardation: Medical Decisionmaking for Community-Dwelling Persons discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Healthcare Disparities: The Salience of Social Class discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Volume 17 Issue 02 discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Contributors discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Key Conceptual Issues in the Forging of Community Health Initiatives: A South African Example discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Abstracts of Note: The Bioethics Literature discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Guest Editorial discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Healthcare Inequality, Cross-Cultural Training, and Bioethics: Principles and Applications discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Cultural Competency at the Community Level: A Strategy for Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

and Informed Consent in International Health Research discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Dignity: Two Riddles and Four Concepts discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

CQ Sources/Bibliography discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

Connecting the Dots in Cultural Competency: Institutional Strategies and Conceptual Caveats discuss this article
Source: Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics - March 14, 2008 Source Type: journals

FELICITOMETRY: MEASURING THE ‘QUALITY’ IN QUALITY OF LIFE discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 11, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

The principle of double effect as a guide for medical decision-making discuss this article
Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - March 11, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: journals

CLARIFYING APPEALS TO DIGNITY IN MEDICAL ETHICS FROM AN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 5, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry: Reviewing Policy discuss this article
Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - March 5, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: journals

In That Case discuss this article
Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - March 5, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: journals

GIVING ADDICTS THEIR DRUG OF CHOICE: THE PROBLEM OF CONSENT discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 4, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

NEUROSTIMULATION AND THE MINIMALLY CONSCIOUS STATE discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 4, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

REVIEW ARTICLE: THE STATUS OF THE IN VITRO EMBRYO discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 4, 2008 Tags: book review Source Type: journals

HUMAN NATURE AND ENHANCEMENT discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 4, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

RESEARCH INVOLVING PRISONERS: CONSENSUS AND CONTROVERSIES IN INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN REGULATIONS discuss this article
Source: Bioethics - March 4, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Privacy and Property Issues for a Familial Cancer Service discuss this article
Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - March 4, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: journals

PARENTAL ATTITUDES ATTRIBUTE TO THE RISK OF DEATH OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN NORTH INDIA discuss this article
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

Behind the Silence: Chinese Voices on Abortion discuss this article
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Tags: book review Source Type: journals

PROVIDER-INITIATED HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING IN HEALTH FACILITIES – WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN? discuss this article
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

FROM PMTCT TO A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESPONSE FOR WOMEN: A MUCH-NEEDED SHIFT discuss this article
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

HIV/AIDS, PREGNANCY AND REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY: RIGHTS AND DUTIES discuss this article
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

THE CONTRIBUTORS discuss this article
Source: Developing World Bioethics - March 3, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Is it ethical to keep interim findings of randomised controlled trials confidential? discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Miller, F G, Wendler, D Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Duty to disclose what? Querying the putative obligation to return research results to participants discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Miller, F A, Christensen, R, Giacomini, M, Robert, J S Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Teaching and learning ethics] Research ethics and lessons from Hwanggate: what can we learn from the Korean cloning fraud? discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Saunders, R, Savulescu, J Tags: Teaching and learning ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Unconscious emotional reasoning and the therapeutic misconception discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Charuvastra, A, Marder, S R Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Allowing autonomous agents freedom discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Cronin, A J Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

Book review of Introduction to U.S. Health Policy: The Organization, Financing and Delivery of Health Care in America by Donald A. Barr discuss this article
Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - March 3, 2008 Authors: Audrey R Chapman Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Should post-trial provision of beneficial experimental interventions be mandatory in developing countries? discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Zong, Z. Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Genetics] Paying for particulars in people-to-be: commercialisation, commodification and commensurability in human reproduction discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Fox, D Tags: Genetics Source Type: journals

[Law, ethics and medicine] Dentistry and the ethics of infection discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Shaw, D Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: journals

[Editorial] Underestimating the risk in living kidney donation discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Glannon, W. Tags: Editorial Source Type: journals

[PostScript] Disability rights and wrongs discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Edwards, S D Tags: PostScript Source Type: journals

[Ethics] Dealing with requests for euthanasia: a qualitative study investigating the experience of general practitioners discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Georges, J-J, The, A M, Onwuteaka-Philipsen, B D, van der Wal, G Tags: Ethics Source Type: journals

[Research ethics] Beyond informed consent: the therapeutic misconception and trust discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: de Melo-Martin, I, Ho, A Tags: Research ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Medical ethics for children: applying the four principles to paediatrics discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Baines, P Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Law, ethics and medicine] Human-tissue-related inventions: ownership and intellectual property rights in international collaborative research in developing countries discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Andanda, P A Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Autonomy and negatively informed consent discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Kihlbom, U Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Law, ethics and medicine] Exploitation and enrichment: the paradox of medical experimentation discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Brazier, M Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Should physicians fake diagnoses to help their patients? discuss this article
Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - March 3, 2008 Authors: Helgesson, G, Lynoe, N Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: journals

[Clinical ethics] Do family practitioners in Lithuania inform their patients about adverse effects of common medications?