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The role of law in the development of American bioethics.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20648937     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In the United States, interest in bioethics increased significantly during the 1970s, as new technologies and changing social mores combined to focus attention on contentious issues in medical research and treatment. New legal developments, both statutory and case based, also began to address reproductive freedom, informed consent to research and treatment, organ transplantation, end of life issues, and other matters. Since the 1970s, the law has relied on ethical principles such as autonomy and respect for persons; bioethics has relied on the law to implement and institutionalize bioethical concerns into the nation's social fabric.
Authors:
Mark A Rothstein
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Legal Cases    
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:  2011-07-25    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9015754     Medline TA:  J Int Bioethique     Country:  France    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  73-84, 110-1     Citation Subset:  E; IM    
Affiliation:
Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Advance Directives / legislation & jurisprudence*
Human Experimentation / legislation & jurisprudence*
Humans
Persistent Vegetative State
United States
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
P30 ES014443-04/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS
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