A model for ethical problem solving
Values in health and illness
What is the source of moral judgments?
Benefiting the patient and others : the duty to do good and avoid harm
Justice : the allocation of health resources
Autonomy
Veracity : honesty with patients
Fidelity : promise-keeping, loyalty to patients, and impaired professionals
Avoidance of killing
Abortion, sterilization, and contraception
Genetics, birth, and the biological revolution
Mental health and behavior control
Confidentiality : ethical disclosure of medical information
Organ transplants
Health insurance, health system planning, and rationing
Experimentation on human subjects
Consent and the right to refuse treatment
Death and dying.
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Case studies in biomedical ethics : decision-making, principles, and cases by Robert M. Veatch. ISBN 9780195309720. Published by Oxford University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
