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A Moral Philosophical Basis for Bioethics

Fausto Gomez

Discipline: Medicine

 

Abstract:

Once, after speaking on informed/substitute consent, a pediatrician told me: “Father, I decide on behalf of the parents, because I know better.” On another occasion, a physician said to me: “Father, I love my patients so much that I carry out their requests.” How do we evaluate the actions of these two physicians? What will be the bases for our ethical judgment? I hope we shall be able to answer those questions properly after reflecting on the topic “A Moral Philosophical Basis for Bioethics.”