Changing ethical issues in the treatment of spina bifida: A personal odysseyAlthough the experience of the author is limited to the United States, ethics is not so limited, and what is an ethical imperative in one country may not be in another. What is considered ethically acceptable in one era may, as is indicated in this chapter, may not be ethical in a different era. Each society, must through appropriate discussion, determine the moral and ethical standards which are appropriate and acceptable to that society at that time. This is not to say that there are not some standards which apply to all societies. The authors approach to this concept of changing moral and ethical acceptability is discussed further in Tough Decisions: a casebook in medical ethics. Chapters 14 and 15. Freeman, JM and McDonnell,K Mc. Oxford University Press, NY. 1987.
| Autor: | Freeman, John M.1 |
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| Zdroj: | Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews. 1998, Vol. 4 Issue 4, p302-307. 6p. |
| Databáze: | Academic Search Ultimate |
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