Ruth Macklin
Against Relativism: Cultural Diversity and the Search for Ethical Universals in Medicine
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This book analyzes the debate surrounding cultural diversity and its implications for ethics. If ethics are relative to particular cultures or societies, then it is not possible to hold that there are any fundamental human rights. The author examines the role of cultural tradition, often usedas a defense against critical ethical judgments, and explores key issues in health and medicine in the context of cultural diversity: the physician-patient relationship, disclosing a diagnosis of a fatal illness, informed consent, brain death and organ transplantation, rituals surrounding birth anddeath, female genital mutilation, sex selection of offspri…
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This book analyzes the debate surrounding cultural diversity and its implications for ethics. If ethics are relative to particular cultures or societies, then it is not possible to hold that there are any fundamental human rights. The author examines the role of cultural tradition, often usedas a defense against critical ethical judgments, and explores key issues in health and medicine in the context of cultural diversity: the physician-patient relationship, disclosing a diagnosis of a fatal illness, informed consent, brain death and organ transplantation, rituals surrounding birth anddeath, female genital mutilation, sex selection of offspring, fertility regulation, and biomedical research involving human subjects. Among the conclusions the author reaches are that ethical universals exist but must not be confused with ethical absolutes. The existence of ethical universals iscompatible with a variety of culturally relative interpretations, and some rights related to medicine and health care should be considered human rights. Illustrative examples are drawn from the author's experiences serving on international ethical review committees and her travels to countries inAfrica, Asia, and Latin America, where she conducted educational workshops and carried out her own research.
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-511632-8
- EAN: 9780195116328
- Produktnummer: 22669107
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H21.5 cm x B14.7 cm x D2.5 cm 490 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 490
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