Clinical ethics revisited
BMC Medical EthicsPublished 26 April 2001Open access
Peter Singer, Edmund D. Pellegrino, Mark Siegler
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The field of clinical ethics is reviewed to examine earlier observations, highlight key developments, and discuss remaining challenges for clinical ethics, including the need to develop a global perspective on clinical ethics problems.
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A decade ago, we reviewed the field of clinical ethics; assessed its progress in research, education, and ethics committees and consultation; and made predictions about the future of the field. In this article, we revisit clinical ethics to examine our earlier observations, highlight key developments, and discuss remaining challenges for clinical ethics, including the need to develop a global perspective on clinical ethics problems.
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