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Medicalization, medical necessity, and feminist medicine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11699544     Owner:  KIE     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
New and proposed medical technologies continually challenge our vision of what constitutes appropriate medical treatment. As scholars and consumers grapple with the meaning of innovation, one common critical theme to surface is that it constitutes undesirable medicalization. But we are embodied creatures who can often benefit from medical knowledge; in addition, rejection of medicalization may be in some cases based on an untenable appeal to nature. Harnessing the power of medicine for women's welfare requires us to rethink the goals of medicine as well as implement fundamental reforms.
Authors:
L Purdy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Bioethics     Volume:  15     ISSN:  0269-9702     ISO Abbreviation:  Bioethics     Publication Date:  2001 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2001-11-07     Completed Date:  2002-01-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8704792     Medline TA:  Bioethics     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  248-61     Citation Subset:  E    
Affiliation:
Wells College, Aurora, NY 13026, USA. lpurdy@wells.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abortion, Induced
Female
Feminism*
Goals
Humans
Medicine*
Philosophy
Preventive Medicine
Sociology, Medical
Women*
Women's Health*
Women's Health Services

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