Ethics-Governance: Article: HOW DO WE CONCEIVE A â€œMORE COMPASSIONATEâ€ MEDICAL ETHICS?

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HOW DO WE CONCEIVE A â€œMORE COMPASSIONATEâ€ MEDICAL ETHICS? HOW DO WE CONCEIVE A "MORE COMPASSIONATE" MEDICAL ETHICS? Dr Paulina Taboada Profesor Centro de Bioetica Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile Alameda 340 Correo Central 1 Santiago, Chile In his book "Rethinking Life and Death" (1994) Peter Singer defends the thesis that, confronted with the technological development of contemporary Medicine, traditional ethical theories have collapsed. The whole book is conceived as a demonstration of the lack of coherence between traditional ethics and the actual practice of contemporary medicine. Indeed, it is by way of pointing out the inconsistencies between the actual â€˜feelingsâ€™ and modes of acting of health care professionals, and traditional ethical theories, that Singer... Full Article: http://www.hospicecare.com/Ethics/monthlypiece/eithics2004/pom_march04.htm


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