Medical ethics Flashcards
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What is ethics?
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- Rules provided by an external source
- A formal or informal code of practice
- Techniques of critical thinking about moral problems
2
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What is morallity?
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- An individual’s own principles regarding right and
wrong - Principles of distinction between right and wrong, or
good and bad behaviour
3
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What are the 4 principles of biomedical ethics?
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- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
If two or more principles conflict, you have to make a choice between them, though autonomy is usually considered to ‘trump’ the other three principles.
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