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Bioethics Here and in Poor Countries: A Comment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 July 2009

Klaus M. Leisinger
Klaus M. Leisinger
Affiliation:
CIBA-GEIGY Foundation for Cooperation with Developing Countries, Basel, Switzerland
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There has been a tremendous increase in interest in bioethics, which has come in direct response to the substantial advances in biomedical research and medical technology over the past 30 years. The more sophisticated medical science and technology becomes, the more sophisticated are questions that are raised: Who has the right to decide whether a medical treatment should be initiated, continued, or stopped? How much information are healthcare professionals required to give to patients? When should a patient's right to confidentiality be violated? When, if ever, is active or passive euthanasia or abortion justified, and who has the right to decide on these issues?

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From the Second Annual Congress of Healthcare Ethics Committees
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , Winter 1993 , pp. 5 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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