| Enhancement's place in medicine. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20439337 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Many enhancement technologies are distributed by healthcare professionals-by physicians-who are held to the Hippocratic Oath and the goals of medicine. While the ethics of enhancement has been widely discussed with regard to the social justice, humanism, morals and normative values of these interventions, their place in medicine has not attracted a great deal of attention. This paper investigates the potential for enhancement technologies to fulfil the goals of medicine, arguing that they play a role in promoting the health of individuals, and thus, an unavoidable place in medicine. It also warns of potential dangers, suggesting a set of guidelines to initiate conversations regarding the role and responsibilities of physicians practising in an era of enhancement. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Patricia D Scripko |
Related Documents
:
|
11654777 - Intensive care ethics in evolution. 11344787 - A multidisciplinary forum for ethics in medicine: our seven years experience. 14703587 - The fetus as a patient: an essential concept for the ethics of perinatal medicine. 15347547 - Ethics seminars: the ethical debate on practicing procedures on the newly dead. 18849197 - Anaesthetic issues related to postpartum haemorrhage (excluding antishock garments). 22316417 - Therapeutic options for immune-mediated thrombocytopenia. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Historical Article; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-05-03 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 36 ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2010 May |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-05-07 Completed Date: 2010-08-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 293-6 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
|
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Avenue, NA21, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Scripkp@ccf.org |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Ethics, Medical* Goals Health Promotion / ethics*, history History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Humans |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: The ethical physician encounters international medical travel.
Next Document: Justifying terminal care by 'retrospective quality-adjusted life-years'