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Some years ago, I provided an ethics consult at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that is
indelibly marked on my memory. In what follows, I will tell that story, but must first note that, to …

The daily work of the clinical ethics teacher and clinical ethics consultant falls into the routine
of classifying clinical cases by ethical type and proposing ethically justified alternatives for …

The commentary on my article “Circular Questioning by Ethics Committees: Who's Asking
the Doctors?” by Jan Marta provides excellent background on the origin and accurate …

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The doctor-patient relationship is examined an emphasis on the comparison between
professional and moral principles. Many therapeutic measures have opposite-directed …

In a scholarly and thought-provoking paper, Clarke sets out to debunk the concept of
“rational suicide” as nonsensical. 1 His motivation in this is to undermine any support that …

Background: Clinical ethics is often assumed to be a one-way relationship in which ethicists
consider the appropriate guidelines for clinical practice and research. This unfortunately …

Starting with this issue, the Journal of Medical Ethics has a new editorial team. We inherit
one of the best—we believe the best—journal concerned with medical ethics and bioethics …

As the author of the case scenario, I have been asked to describe my thoughts about and
reactions to the different ethical treatments of the case. What is it like to work together with a …