Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Correspondence to Dr Thomas Douglas, Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy ...

Professional obligations and the demandingness of acting against one’s conscience ...

The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, Cambridge CB2 0AH, UK Correspondence to Dr Caitríona L Cox, The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, Cambridge CB2 0AH, UK; ...

Objectives—This study examined the issue of confidentiality in relation to i) undergraduate curriculum content in physiotherapy, and ii) the awareness, experiences and attitudes of clinical ...

Objective: To evaluate existing ethical guidelines for the treatment of hunger strikers in light of findings on psychological changes that accompany the cessation of food intake. Design: Electronic ...

The concepts of autonomy as the self governance of individuals and dignity as the inner worth of human beings play an important role in contemporary bioethics. Since both notions are crucial to ...

In January 2012, the Journal of Medical Ethics published online Giubilini and Minerva's paper, ‘After-birth abortion. Why should the baby live?’.1 The Journal publishes articles based on the quality ...

Since the 1980s, there has been an increasing acknowledgement of the importance of recognising the ethical dimension of clinical decision-making. Medical professional regulatory authorities in some ...

Background This research explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways doctors make end-of-life decisions, particularly around Do Not Attempt Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR), ...

1 Department of Pediatrics, The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA 2 Department of Medical Humanities and The Bioethics Center, The Brody School of ...