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Bioethics and Modern Medicine, Part 2 of 2

Judith Areen, Warren Reich, Cecil Sheps, and Robert Veatch consider questions about bioethical issues such as euthanasia, the right to informed consent, and patient competency. Who would participate in the process of medical decision making? Recent advances in biotechnology notwithstanding, … Continue reading

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Bioethics and Modern Medicine, Part 1 of 2

Judith Areen, Warren Reich, Cecil Sheps, and Robert Veatch consider some of the ethical traditions–religious and secular–that underlie bioethical issues in the 1980s. They discuss the participation of lay people in medical decision-making, professional views about patients’ autonomy, and the … Continue reading

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