This is a selection of articles from the May 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Medical Ethics headlines.
NATIONAL BIOETHICS COMMISSIONS AND PARTISAN POLITICS
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Source: Bioethics - May 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
In That Case
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
Negotiated or taken-for-granted trust? Explicit and implicit interpretations of trust in a medical setting
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 30, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
Republication: In That Case
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 29, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] Ethical decision-making, passivity and pharmacy
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Cooper, R J, Bissell, P, Wingfield, J Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[Ethics] A pilot study of bullying and harassment among medical professionals in Pakistan, focussing on psychiatry: need for a medical ombudsman
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Gadit, A A M, Mugford, G Tags: Ethics Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] Moral principles and medical practice: the role of patient autonomy in the extensive use of radiological services
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Hofmann, B, Lysdahl, K B Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[Ethics] Systematic reviews of empirical bioethics
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Strech, D, Synofzik, M, Marckmann, G Tags: Ethics Source Type: info
[Research ethics] Genes, race and research ethics: who's minding the store?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Hunt, L M, Megyesi, M S Tags: Research ethics Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] The "future like ours" argument and human embryonic stem cell research
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Kuflik, A Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[Ethics] Ethics and the pitchside physician
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Salkeld, L R Tags: Ethics Source Type: info
[Global medical ethics] National HIV treatment guidelines in Tanzania and Ethiopia: are they legitimate rationing tools?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Johansson, K A, Jerene, D, Norheim, O F Tags: Global medical ethics Source Type: info
[Research ethics] Scientific responsibility for the dissemination and interpretation of genetic research: lessons from the "warrior gene" controversy
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Wensley, D, King, M Tags: Research ethics Source Type: info
[Ethics] "Eugenics talk" and the language of bioethics
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Wilkinson, S Tags: Ethics Source Type: info
[PostScript] CORRECTION
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Tags: PostScript Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] Nurses' attitudes towards artificial food or fluid administration in patients with dementia and in terminally ill patients: a review of the literature
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Bryon, E, de Casterle, B D., Gastmans, C Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[Law, ethics and medicine] "Living apart together": moral frictions between two coexisting organ transplantation schemes
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Hilhorst, M T Tags: Law, ethics and medicine Source Type: info
[Ethics] Caring for risky patients: duty or virtue?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Tomlinson, T Tags: Ethics Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] Croatian physicians' and nurses' experience with ethical issues in clinical practice
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Sorta-Bilajac, I, Bazdaric, K, Brozovic, B, Agich, G J Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[PostScript] Illegal beings. Human cloning and the law
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Cutas, D. E Tags: PostScript Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] Abortion and human nature
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Marquis, D Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[Research ethics] The experiences of ethics committee members: contradictions between individuals and committees
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Elliott, L, Hunter, D Tags: Research ethics Source Type: info
[Research ethics] What to tell and how to tell: a qualitative study of information sharing in research for adults with intellectual disability
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Andre-Barron, D, Strydom, A, Hassiotis, A Tags: Research ethics Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] Medically valid religious beliefs
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Bock, G L Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
[Editorial] Phase IV research: innovation in need of ethics
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: van Thiel, G. J M W, van Delden, J. J M Tags: Editorial Source Type: info
[Clinical ethics] How do elderly spouse care givers of people with Alzheimer disease experience the disclosure of dementia diagnosis and subsequent care?
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Source: Journal of Medical Ethics - May 29, 2008 Authors: Laakkonen, M-L, Raivio, M M, Eloniemi-Sulkava, U, Saarenheimo, M, Pietila, M, Tilvis, R S, Pitkala, K H Tags: Clinical ethics Source Type: info
IS POST-MORTEM HARM POSSIBLE? UNDERSTANDING DEATH HARM AND GRIEF
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Source: Bioethics - May 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Implementing the Mental Capacity Act and the Code of Practice - a developing scenario
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Lucas, T. Tags: Public Policy & Law Source Type: info
The Medical Ethics Committee of the British Medical Association - principles and pragmatism
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Sheather, J. Tags: Papers Source Type: info
Why I wrote... Assisted Dying and Legal Change
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Lewis, P. Tags: Papers Source Type: info
Clinical Ethics Committees: a due process wasteland?
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: McLean, S. A M Tags: Papers Source Type: info
Rational rationing?
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Brecher, B. Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: info
An organ for change
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Farsides, B., Eckstein, S. Tags: Editorials Source Type: info
Becoming a father/refusing fatherhood: an empirical bioethics approach to paternal responsibilities and rights
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Ives, J., Draper, H., Pattison, H., Williams, C. Tags: Empirical Ethics Source Type: info
Ethics and research governance: the views of researchers, health-care professionals and other stakeholders
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Hallowell, N., Cooke, S., Crawford, G., Parker, M., Lucassen, A. Tags: Empirical Ethics Source Type: info
Clinical Ethics Committee case 2: Should patients who are unable to feed themselves be fed by volunteers?
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Draper, H. Tags: Case Studies Source Type: info
Parental authority, research interests and children's right to decide in medical research - an uneasy tension?
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Swartling, U., Helgesson, G., Hansson, M. G, Ludvigsson, J. Tags: Empirical Ethics Source Type: info
Selection of embryos
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Source: Clinical Ethics - May 27, 2008 Authors: Slowther, A. Tags: Five-Minute Focus Source Type: info
Recent Developments
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 24, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
Review of "Planning for Uncertainty: Living Wills and Other Advance Directives for You and Your Family," 2nd edition by David John Doukas, M.D., and William Reichel, M.D.
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Source: Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine - May 22, 2008 Authors: Ellen W Bernal Source Type: info
Informed consent in Sri Lanka: a survey among ethics committee members
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Source: BMC Medical Ethics - May 20, 2008 Authors: Athula Sumathipala, Sisira Siribaddana, Suwin Hewage, Manura Lekamwattege, Manjula Athukorale, Chesmal Siriwardane, Joanna Murray and Martin Prince Source Type: info
Response
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 14, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
Response
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 14, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
Bioethics and Disability Rights: Conflicting Values and Perspectives
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 14, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
‘You Say You’re Happy, but…’: Contested Quality of Life Judgments in Bioethics and Disability Studies
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 14, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
Dis-orienting Paraphilias? Disability, Desire, and the Question of (Bio)Ethics
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Source: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - May 14, 2008 Tags: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry Source Type: info
The European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 13, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
Books received
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 13, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
ESPMH News
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 13, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES IN SPAIN. PERSPECTIVES FROM A MEDICAL BIOETHICIST APPROACH
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Source: Bioethics - May 13, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Health Technology Assessment (HTA): ethical aspects
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 10, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
The agency problem and medical acting: an example of applying economic theory to medical ethics
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 10, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
THE FALLACY OF THE PRINCIPLE OF PROCREATIVE BENEFICENCE
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Source: Bioethics - May 9, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Causality in complex interventions
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Source: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy - May 9, 2008 Tags: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy Source Type: info
DEAF BY DESIGN: DISABILITY AND IMPARTIALITY
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Source: Bioethics - May 8, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Review of Francois Ansermet and Pierre Magistretti. Biology of Freedom: Neural Plasticity, Experience, and the Unconscious, trans. Susan Fairfield.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Moreno JD Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Expanding newborn screening: process, policy, and priorities.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Moyer VA, Calonge N, Teutsch SM, Botkin JR, Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
The limits of apology laws.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Dresser R Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Ethical decision-making as enlightened behavior.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Keiser A, Gehrie E Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Fear and loathing in the work place.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Senior C, Butler M, Lee N Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Case study. Is longer always better? Commentary.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Emanuel EJ, Grady C Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Wetware, game theory, and the golden rule.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Graber AD, Graber MA Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Response to Peer Commentaries on Mechanisms Underlying an Ability to Behave Ethically-Neuroscience Addresses Ethical Behaviors: Transitioning From Philosophical Dialogues to Testable Scientific Theories of Brain and Behavior.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Pfaff DW, Kavaliers M, Choleris E Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Carrots and sticks to promote healthy behaviors: a policy update.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Blacksher E Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Précis of "why think?" evolution and the rational mind.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: de Sousa R Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Case study. Is longer always better? Commentary.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Menikoff J Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Personal responsibility: a plausible social goal, but not for Medicaid reform.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Hermer LD Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Public health, ethical behavior and reciprocity.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Viens AM Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Morality in a blur.
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Source: The American Journal of Bioethics : AJOB - May 1, 2008 Authors: Buller T Tags: Am J Bioeth Source Type: info
Evidence and ethics.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Kaebnick GE Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
The prepositions of bioethics.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: de Vries R Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Sustaining public trust: falling short in the protection of human research participants.
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Source: The Hastings Center Report - May 1, 2008 Authors: Mastroianni AC Tags: Hastings Cent Rep Source Type: info
Basis of altruism and cooperation: plausibility and possibilities.
