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Ethical Refections Ethical Refections. An interesting article on alternative medicine and the concept of medical futility appeared in the October 15, 2002 number of the Annals of Internal Medicine (Cf. Adams et. al.: Ethical Considerations of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in Conventional Medical Settings, Ann Intern Med 2002, 137, 8: 660- 664). The authors take a case-based moral reasoning (also known as "casuistry" ethical approach), in which the concrete circumstances play the key role in moral judgments. After analyzing two concrete cases from the perspective of the casuistry approach, they conclude that the increasing use of alternative therapies "provides an opportunity to reexamine the ethical foundations of western medical practice... Full Article: http://www.hospicecare.com/Ethics/monthlypiece/eithics2002/pom_dec.htm |
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