Practical Bioethics
Practical Bioethics promotes ethical discussions concerning bioethics, aging and end of life, medical ethics, medical futility, life science research ethics and disparities in healthcare.
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Feb 07, 12 12:33PMBefore too much is made of the Georgia Supreme Court's ruling freeing four Final Exit volunteers from criminal charges for assisting a suicide, let's look at the facts: 1) This was a unanimous 7-0 dec ision...
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Feb 06, 12 12:24PMKarin Porter Williamson, MDJohn CarneyA study in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests Do Not Resuscitate Orders may prompt caregivers to forego treatments that patients may have wa nted...
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Feb 03, 12 11:06AMInteresting responses from the question about the ethics of placebos. A brief and more extensive response shared below.L2--So, I’ll throw out a question to that question – if the intervent ion...
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Feb 02, 12 07:24AMIs it ethical to prescribe a placebo for a patient?Jim deMaine, MDKevin MDFebruary 2, 2012Our formulary at that time (a number of years ago) carried a “drug” called Obecalp. As you might h ave...
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Jan 27, 12 10:06AMThis from the GeriPal Blog yesterday.L2Are you encouraged that the candidates have at least some healthy respect for Advance Directives and the right not to have CPR performed upon them? Are you disma yed...
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Jan 19, 12 08:59AMAlleviating Suffering 101 — Pain Relief in the United StatesPhilip A. Pizzo, M.D., and Noreen M. Clark, Ph.D.New England Journal of MedicineJanuary 19, 2012The magnitude of pain in the United St ates...
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Jan 18, 12 08:30AMHere are some responses to yesterday’s post on this subject.L2Response 1: I cannot think of any compelling moral reason not to use the living donors for this person regardless of their alien sta tus...
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Jan 17, 12 09:04AMConsultation for ethics response pertains to a case in which a resident alien (documented) with end-stage renal failure, recently listed with UNOS for a deceased donor kidney transplant, presents to t he...
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Jan 16, 12 11:53AMIn March 1965, Rosemary Flanigan was among a group of Catholic nuns who traveled to Selma, Alabama to advocate for civil rights. The trip came shortly after "Bloody Sunday" on March 7, 1965, when 600 civil...
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Jan 11, 12 03:03PMNationally, about 3,300 men and women die in American prisons each year. A decade ago, most died alone and in pain. Today, thanks to the creative leadership of a few prison wardens and superintendents there...
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