Consensus Formation in Healthcare Ethics

H.A. Ten Have, Hans-Martin Sass (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

1998 | 1998 ed.
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-4944-0 (ISBN)

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debating (and possibly ratifying) the Convention at the national level [13]. The Convention identified basic principles necessary for the applica tion of medicine and the life sciences. It set out to protect the dignity and identity of all human beings: ''The interests and welfare of the human being shall prevail over the sole interest of society or science" (art. 2). It also requests that appropriate measures be taken to provide equitable access to healthcare of appropriate quality. The principle of respecting the free and informed consent of the person is clearly stressed. The issue of interventions on persons unable to provide an informed consent has been controversial for a long time; in the first draft, the exact formulation of the relevant article remained open. Now it states that interventions may be carried out on persons with impaired decision-making capacities, but only for their benefit, and only if minimal risks and minimal burdens are imposed. Consensus apparently exists over a broad range of issues. Privacy and free access to information are defined as rights, in article 10. Discrimination against a person on the basis of his or her genetic heritage is prohibited. Sex selection in medically assisted procreation is prohibited (except to avoid serious hereditary, sex-related diseases). Financial gain from using the human body and its parts is explicitly prohibited. The more controversial issues in bioethics are not addressed in this Convention, however. An exception is research on embryos in vitro.

Introduction: Consensus Formation in Healthcare Ethics.- Ethical Consensus Formation in Clinical Cases.- The Process of Coherence Formation in Healthcare Ethics Committees: The consensus process, social authority, and ethical judgments.- Consensus Formation and Healthcare Policy.- Contemporary Trends in Healthcare Ethics.- Moral Deliberation and Moral Warfare: Consensus formation in a pluralistic society.- Consensus Formation in Bioethical Decisionmaking in Japan: Present contexts and future perspectives.- Finding a Voice for Bioethics in Public Policy: Federal initiatives in the United States, 1974–1991.- Decisionmaking and Consensus Formation in Clinical Ethics.- Action Driven Consensus Formation.- Dissent and Dissensus: The limits of consensus formation in psychiatry.- Consensus Formation in Genetic Counseling: A complex process.- Obtaining Consent from the Family: A horizon for clinical ethics.- Consensus and Futility of Treatment: Some policy suggestions.- Shaping Reproductive Technology Policy: The search for consensus.- Notes on Contributors.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.1998
Reihe/Serie	European Studies in Philosophy of Medicine
Reihe/Serie	Philosophy and Medicine ; 58
Zusatzinfo	VIII, 264 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Ethik
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	0-7923-4944-X / 079234944X
ISBN-13	978-0-7923-4944-0 / 9780792349440
Zustand	Neuware