Physicians' Duties and the Non-Identity Problem

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 21-29

  Hope, Tony ^a   McMillan, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

disability; doctors; duty; harm; identity; non identity problem; physicians; reproductive choice; wrongful life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSCIENCE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PATIENT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WRONGFUL LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; CONSCIENCE; DEAFNESS; ETHICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WRONGFUL LIFE;

EID: 84864670646     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2012.692432     Document Type: Article

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