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The contested terrain of American bioethics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20648934     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Bioethics came to life in the United States in the late 1960s. As the first research center in the world devoted to bioethics. Those of us who were early in the field had to deal with a general skepticism that the field of ethics could offer useful direction and advice, and had to deal as well with resistance among physicians. As time went on various struggles emerged on the role of ethical theory, the influence of ideology on the field of bioethics, and the particular features of American culture, highly individualistic and not inclined to take on ultimate human questions. A global bioethics has emerged and the field of bioethics, despite internal struggles, continues to grow and flourish.
Authors:
Daniel Callahan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal international de bioéthique = International journal of bioethics     Volume:  20     ISSN:  1145-0762     ISO Abbreviation:  J Int Bioethique     Publication Date:  2009 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-22     Completed Date:  2010-09-14     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9015754     Medline TA:  J Int Bioethique     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  25-33, 108     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
The Hastings Center, 21 Malcolm Gordon Road, Garrison, NY 10524, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bioethical Issues*
Ethical Theory*
Humans
Principle-Based Ethics
United States

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