Towards evidence based bioethics
BMJPublished 13 October 2005
Scott D. Halpern
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It is argued that, although Freedman correctly noted that perception often controls the generation as well as the resolution ofethical issues, this statement is only half true when placed in the normative realm: perception ought to govern the generation of ethical issues, but reality must often govern their resolution.
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Use of epidemiological methods to study human behaviour is necessary to create an evidence base to inform ethical positions in medicine and science
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