Analyzing Solomon and Cavanagh can shed some light on this ethical dilemma. Solomon's first rule is to take into consideration other peoples well being, including the well-ness of non-participants. (386-389) That is the whole dilemma really, thinking about a fictional third party. ...
Without it, medicine will have lost its claim to be an ethical and trustworthy profession." ... Linda Emmanuel, the American Medical Associations' Vice-President for Ethical Standards and Director of its Institute for Ethics, says, "This is a defining moment in medicine. ... Obviously, the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding the legalization of euthanasia will be an issue for years to come, until society is not permitted to play God anymore. ... Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care http://www.cpinternet.com/~ennyman/ethics.html (16 Nov. 2000) ...
In examining the American College Healthcare Executives' Code of Ethics, it serves as a standard for ethical behavior for its affiliates. ... Here, physicians face a dilemma: A patient might want all kinds of treatments and therapies, some of which might be effective and some of which might actually be harmful. ...
