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Some risky medical treatments confer no benefit on the patient who undergoes the intervention though they do benefit third parties. It is commonly thought to be unethical for doctors to provide such treatments even if the patient agrees to undergo them; doing so violates the requirement that medical...
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oapen-20.500.12657-496092021-06-19T00:56:42Z Chapter 12 Taking drugs to help others Douglas, Tom medical ethics; drugs bic Book Industry Communication::M Medicine::MB Medicine: general issues::MBD Medical profession::MBDC Medical ethics & professional conduct Some risky medical treatments confer no benefit on the patient who undergoes the intervention though they do benefit third parties. It is commonly thought to be unethical for doctors to provide such treatments even if the patient agrees to undergo them; doing so violates the requirement that medical professionals provide only treatments that are in the best interests of the patient. I present a case for revising this requirement so as to allow individuals to undergo risky medical treatments for the benefit of others. 2021-06-17T10:08:18Z 2021-06-17T10:08:18Z 2016 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/49609 eng application/pdf Attribution 4.0 International Bookshelf_NBK425361.pdf Oxford University Press Philosophers Take On the World b9501915-cdee-4f2a-8030-9c0b187854b2 e0fde212-a2e1-41ee-846a-0a96b6669496 d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd Wellcome 2 Oxford Wellcome Trust Wellcome open access |
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Some risky medical treatments confer no benefit on the patient who undergoes the intervention though they do benefit third parties. It is commonly thought to be unethical for doctors to provide such treatments even if the patient agrees to undergo them; doing so violates the requirement that medical professionals provide only treatments that are in the best interests of the patient. I present a case for revising this requirement so as to allow individuals to undergo risky medical treatments for the benefit of others. |
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