Bioethics: a moral vacuum?

Individual autonomy, as exercised in abortion and assisted suicide, impoverishes morality because it reduces right and wrong to the single factor of individual choice. Views of various ethicists, especially Daniel Callahan, are discussed. Of particular interest are the secularization of medicine, th...

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Published in:	America (New York, N.Y. : 1909) N.Y. : 1909), 1999-05, Vol.180 (15), p.8-12
Main Author:	McCormick, Richard A
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Abortion Assisted suicide Autonomy (Psychology) Bioethics Choice (Psychology) Clinical medicine Economics Ethical aspects Ethicists Ethics, Clinical Ethics, Medical Freedom Goals Health Care Reform Humans Jurisprudence Law and ethics Medical care, Cost of Medical ethics Medicine Moral and ethical aspects Morality Morals Personal Autonomy Philosophy Physician's Role Physician-Patient Relations Religion Secularism Secularization Technology United States
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Summary:	Individual autonomy, as exercised in abortion and assisted suicide, impoverishes morality because it reduces right and wrong to the single factor of individual choice. Views of various ethicists, especially Daniel Callahan, are discussed. Of particular interest are the secularization of medicine, the effects of health care reform, and the state of clinical ethics.
ISSN:	0002-7049 1943-3697