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95An Argument for Permitting Amphetamines and Instant Release MethylphenidateAmerican Journal of Bioethics 13 (7): 49-51. 2013.No abstract
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77Public BioethicsPublic Health Ethics 6 (2): 170-184. 2013.In this essay I argue that the same considerations that justify the strong commitment to anti-paternalism that has been affirmed in bioethics over the past half century, also calls for anti-paternalistic public health policies. First, I frame the puzzle—why are citizens morally entitled to make unhealthy and medically inadvisable decisions as patients but not as consumers? I then briefly sketch the reasons why bioethicists typically reject paternalism. Next, I argue that those same reasons tell …Read more
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20Refusal rights, law and medical paternalism in TurkeyJournal of Medical Ethics 39 (10): 636-637. 2013.Dr Tolga Guven and Dr Gurkan Sert argue the Turkish legal principles do not give clear guidance about the permissibility of medical paternalism. They then argue that the best interpretation of these principles requires respect for patients’ rights. I agree that medical paternalism is wrong, but the truth of this claim does not depend on legal interpretation or medical culture. Further, the antipaternalist thesis of Guven and Sert may command much more extensive reforms than they acknowledge
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University of RichmondRegular Faculty
Princeton University
PhD, 2012
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |