Lecture by Professor James F. Childress on the suitability of different concepts of autonomy On Thursday, October 18, 6.00 p.m. medical ethicist Professor James F. Childress (University of Virginia) ...

RITE AND REASON:IN ITS "Opinion on Stem Cell Research", published last week, the Irish Council for Bioethics is right not to base its conclusions on the results of polls. Instead, recommendations for ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective: Contemporary ethical accounts of the patient-provider relationship emphasise respect for patient autonomy and shared decision ...

Decision-making, e.g. about the treatment of somebody in a coma, often becomes a massive burden for the near relatives or the partner of such a person. Which weight should be given to their point of ...