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Start Over Author "Jecker, Nancy S." Topic autonomy (psychology) Language english Journal american journal of bioethics
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1. Personhood Beyond the West.

Author

Jecker, Nancy S. and Atuire, Caesar A.

Subjects
*FEMINISM, *INDIVIDUALITY, *ARTIFICIAL intelligence, *SOCIAL context, *AUTONOMY (Psychology), *PEOPLE with disabilities, *BIOETHICS, *CONSCIOUSNESS
Abstract

The article presents the discussion on practical fields like bioethics. Topics include addressing cutting-edge challenges like human-brain organoids, artificial intelligence (AI), and interspecies chimeras; and concern arises specifically when individuals lack intellectual capacities that Western views deem necessary for personhood, such as sentience, consciousness, autonomy, and rationality.

Published
2024
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2. Doing What We Shouldn't: Medical Futility and Moral Distress.

Author

Jecker, Nancy S.

Subjects
*AUTONOMY (Psychology), *MEDICAL ethics, *FUTILE medical care, *BYSTANDER CPR
Abstract

The author offers insights on the use and necessity of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), in response to the article "Irrational Exuberance: Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation as Fetish" by P. M. Rosoff and L. J. Schneiderman, published within the issue. Topics explored include the perception of healthcare providers, patients, and the media on CPR, the need to consider patient outcomes associated with the procedure, and the need to respect wishes and values of the patient before performing CPR.

Published
2017
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