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Bioethics, Raw and Cooked: Extraordinary Conflict and Everyday Practice.
- Source :
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Journal of Health & Social Behavior . Mar2010 Supplement, Vol. 51 Issue 1, pS133-S146. 1p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This article explains the emergence, growth, and institutional anchoring of bioethics in both policy and clinical arenas. Under the heading of principlism, bioethics developed a public language for resolving disputes that allowed it to transform disputes involving sacred matters into profane work routines. At the same time, having principlism as a common language for solving practical disputes allowed “ethics work” in health care to be separated from moral theorizing as a practical activity. Two issues—the right to die and the protection of research subjects—serve to illustrate the process through which bioethics established a large institutional footprint in health care. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221465
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Health & Social Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66905332
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146510383839