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Foundations of Bioethics through the Voice of a Pioneer: Conversations with Robert M. Veatch
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2022;32(3):237-259. doi: 10.1353/ken.2022.0017.ABSTRACTIn these Conversations, Robert Veatch reveals remarkable moments of his intellectual journey through bioethics. In Part I, he recalls some of the major historical events that contributed to modern bioethics development from the 1970s onward. Going back more than one decade, he emphasizes the impact of the Antiwar and Civil Rights movements, his pacifist ideals, and his engagement as an activist. In Part II, Veatch discusses the core of his theoretical proposal for bioethics, which is based on seven principles. He explains how his principles work ...
Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal - November 7, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Marta Dias Barcelos Source Type: research

Reimagining Commitments to Patients and the Public in Professional Oaths
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2022;32(3):261-296. doi: 10.1353/ken.2022.0018.ABSTRACTRobert Veatch argues that physician oaths should not be valued as substantive moral commitments, transformational rituals, or symbolic acts. Further, he insists that oath recitation in medical schools is immoral. I respond to Veatch's criticisms and argue that, with alterations to their content and practice, oaths can have value for articulating moral commitments and building a sense of moral community within the profession. I break down Veatch's multitude of objections to oaths over his career, and I suggest how medical schools can avoid the pit...
Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal - November 7, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Laura Guidry-Grimes Source Type: research

Suffering in Animal Research: The Need for Limits and the Possibility of Compensation
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2022;32(3):297-311. doi: 10.1353/ken.2022.0019.ABSTRACTGuidelines and regulations for medical research recognize that the experiences of humans and animals both matter morally. They thus set a presumption against harming research subjects, whether humans or animals, and mandate that the harms subjects experience should be the minimal necessary for achieving the scientific aims of the study. Beyond this, guidelines and regulations place upper limits on the extent to which human, but not animal, subjects may be harmed. They also mandate that human, but not animal, subjects should be compensated for the...
Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal - November 7, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: David Wendler Source Type: research

Compensation and Limits on Harm in Animal Research
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2022;32(3):313-327. doi: 10.1353/ken.2022.0020.ABSTRACTAlthough researchers generally take great care to ensure that human subjects do not suffer very serious harms from their involvement in research, the situation is different for nonhuman animal subjects. Significant progress has been made in reducing unnecessary animal suffering in research, yet researchers still inflict severe pain and distress on tens of thousands of animals every year for scientific purposes. Some bioethicists, scientists, and animal welfare advocates argue for placing an upper limit on the suffering researchers may impose on a...
Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal - November 7, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Jake Earl Source Type: research

Editor's Note, September 2022
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2022;32(3):vii-viii. doi: 10.1353/ken.2022.0016.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36341595 | DOI:10.1353/ken.2022.0016 (Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal)
Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal - November 7, 2022 Category: Medical Ethics Source Type: research