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The History of Bioethics: implications for current debates in health research
Citation
McWhirter, RE, The History of Bioethics: implications for current debates in health research, Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 55, (3) pp. 329-338. ISSN 0031-5982 (2012) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2012 The John Hopkins University Press
DOI: doi:10.1353/pbm.2012.0025
Abstract
The assumption that developments in technologies and societies create new ethical issues for health and medical research is intuitively appealing. However, a closer inspection of the history of bioethics reveals a surprising consistency in the core issues that have formed the basis of bioethical debates over time. If the issues involved in bioethical debates remain essentially constant, are new discussions and new guidelines and principles - produced in the wake of research scandals or inspired by the introduction of new technologies - redundant? This article examines some of the implications of the history of bioethics for understanding current ethical debates and for the formation of a culture of ethical conduct in health research.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | bioethics, health research, history |
| Research Division: | Philosophy and Religious Studies |
| Research Group: | Applied ethics |
| Research Field: | Bioethics |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology |
| UTAS Author: | McWhirter, RE (Dr Rebekah McWhirter) |
| ID Code: | 81343 |
| Year Published: | 2012 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 5 |
| Deposited By: | Menzies Institute for Medical Research |
| Deposited On: | 2012-11-30 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-01-25 |
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