Evolving Ethical Issues in Health and Mental Health

Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India)

Shridhar Sharma¹ 

[1] National Academy of Medical Sciences & Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences, Delhi;

关键词: ethics;    morals;    justice;    autonomy;    informed consent;    ethics in health research;   

DOI  :  10.1055/s-0040-1712754

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ethics is the Science of morals in human conduct. However, ethics and morals are not same. The ethics is based on certain principles, which include 'Respect for Person and Justice'. This principle is not in total conformity with Hippocratic tradition, where Physician is given a 'Position of Paternalism'. The basic idea of 'justice' is that all human beings are equally valuable. Similarly, the principle of liberty is the right to self determination but what is the use of this right that can not be fulfilled. These basic principles are evolving and are constantly posing problems in every health care institution and are a challenge to every Physician.

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