The Ethics of Birth and Death: Gender Infanticide in IndiaJournal of Bioethical Inquiry - Tập 4 - Trang 181-192 - 2007
Renuka M. Sharma
This paper discusses the persistent devaluation of the girl child in India and the link between the entrenched perception of female valuelessness and the actual practice of infanticide of girl babies or foetuses. It seeks to place female infanticide, or ‘gendercide,’ within the context of Western-derived conceptions of ethics, justice and rights. To date, current ethical theories and international...... hiện toàn bộ
Reproductive Ethics in Commercial Surrogacy: Decision-Making in IVF Clinics in New Delhi, IndiaJournal of Bioethical Inquiry - Tập 12 - Trang 491-501 - 2015
Malene Tanderup, Sunita Reddy, Tulsi Patel, Birgitte Bruun Nielsen
As a neo-liberal economy, India has become one of the new health tourism destinations, with commercial gestational surrogacy as an expanding market. Yet the Indian Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Bill has been pending for five years, and the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research are somewhat vague and contradictory, resulting in self-regulated practices of fertility cl...... hiện toàn bộ
The Reasonableness Standard for Conscientious Objection in HealthcareJournal of Bioethical Inquiry - Tập 19 - Trang 255-264 - 2022
Massimo Reichlin
In complex, pluralistic societies, different views concerning the moral duties of healthcare professionals inevitably exist: according to some accounts, doctors can and should cooperate in performing abortion or physician-assisted suicide, while according to others they should always defend human life and protect their patients’ health. It is argued that the very plurality of responses presently g...... hiện toàn bộ
Cơ Thể Liminal Dịch bởi AI Journal of Bioethical Inquiry - Tập 11 - Trang 565-566 - 2014
Paul H. Mason
Nếu James có nhiễm lao tiềm tàng (LTBI), anh ấy đang có nguy cơ phát triển bệnh lao chủ động nhưng vẫn chưa ốm. LTBI là một không gian chuyển tiếp giữa sức khỏe và bệnh tật. Được chẩn đoán với LTBI, James có thể được hình dung là đang sở hữu một cơ thể liminal. Có các phương pháp điều trị cho LTBI, nhưng tại sao một người lại tìm kiếm phương pháp điều trị cho một căn bệnh mà họ vẫn chưa mắc phải? ...... hiện toàn bộ
#bệnh lao #nhiễm lao tiềm tàng #sức khỏe #giáo dục sức khỏe
Off-Label Drug Use as a Consent and Health Regulation Issue in New ZealandJournal of Bioethical Inquiry - - 2014
Rebecca Julia Cook
The term “off-label drug use” refers to drugs that have not yet acquired “approved” status or drugs that have acquired “approved” status but are used with a different dosage, route, or administration method other than that for which the drug has been approved. In New Zealand, the Medicines Act 1981 specifically allows for off-label drug use. However, this authority is limited by the Health and Dis...... hiện toàn bộ