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21CQ Sources/BibliographyCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 7 (1): 138-143. 1998.CQ Sources is compiled and edited by David A. Buehler, 50 Elliot Street, Dartmouth, MA 02720 USA. Please send any additions, corrections or suggestions directly to him at this address or online to [left angle bracket][email protected].[right angle bracket]
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36A Small, Good Thing – Anencephalic Organ DonationCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 2 (1): 81. 1993.
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10Informed consent—Wishful thinking?Journal of Medical Humanities 4 (1): 43-57. 1982.This article is concerned with the concept of “informed consent” as applied both in biomedical research involving human subjects and in clinical medicine in general. The current crisis over the elaboration and interpretation of the concept will be examined, along with the broader question of whether “informed consent” is any longer meaningful or viable as a criterion for complex bioethical policy-making. Finally, I will attempt to sketch a prognosis for the concept in doctor-patient relations, e…Read more
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24Informed consent?Wishful thinking?Journal of Bioethics 4 (1-2): 43-57. 1982.This article is concerned with the concept of “informed consent” as applied both in biomedical research involving human subjects and in clinical medicine in general. The current crisis over the elaboration and interpretation of the concept will be examined, along with the broader question of whether “informed consent” is any longer meaningful or viable as a criterion for complex bioethical policy-making. Finally, I will attempt to sketch a prognosis for the concept in doctor-patient relations, e…Read more
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34Hospital Ethics Committees: The hospital attorney's roleHEC Forum 1 (4): 183-193. 1989.In light of the foregoing, we conclude that hospital attorneys, risk managers, and other advocates despite the immense contribution which they may make to the process and deliberations of ethics committees—have a unique role in the bioethical decision-making process, but one that neither requires nor precludes membership on such committees. This is not to deny in any way appropriate access to committees or their deliberations by such advocates. Indeed, we would argue strongly that hospital attor…Read more
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Special section: Alpha and omega: Ethics at the edges of life-BibliographyCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 6 (2): 222-225. 1997.
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