Other Ways To Give. What is Bioethics? Bioethics Briefings. History of Bioethics. Bioethics Timeline. You found this resource. NIEHS has several other great resources to help scientists with their research. Use the browser controls to adjust the font size, or print this page. Delivery Instructions. The law associated Medical Ethics with professional guidelines and codes of practice, such as those produced by organisations like the BMA and GMC , and suggested that Medical Ethics was defined by the medical profession in a self-regulating manner.
The relationship between law and morality in this area is very rich and important and I will write more about this separately. But Medical Ethics today is not only about professional conduct. At its core there are still issues arising from clinical practice and the development of new technologies in areas such as reproduction, end of life care and everything in between. But Research Ethics is broadly concerned with ensuring that research medical or otherwise on human or non human animals is done in an ethical manner.
Both Clinical and Research Ethics concentrate on the importance of consent, so there are areas where the two overlap. The study of Medical Ethics involves the analysis of concepts such as the doctor-patient relationship, competence, autonomy, beneficence, compassion, personhood, quality and sanctity of life, best interests and just resource allocation.
Ideas like these are, I think, unique to Medical Ethics. At least, they are not considered by Bioethics or any other field in quite the same way. The work of Medical Ethics builds on that of Bioethics and enables good medical practice.
It is not an activity purely for doctors, or philosophers, or others; but instead can gain from the insights of many different perspectives. Medicine allows for the practical application of the valuable contribution of these other disciplines. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.
Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson.
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