By Sarah Ward, JBI Intern Despite ample literature, defining autonomy and applying it in healthcare contexts has been challenging (Slowther, 2007). Broadly described as the capacity to make informed and voluntary decisions, autonomy is complex in the context of dementia, particularly in advanced stages, where cognitive decline alters the decision-making capacities of individuals (Taylor, 2018). …
In That Case Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia” by Jane Carroll, published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 13(1). J.-G. Cho Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research, The University of Sydney, P.O. Box 533, Wentworthville, NSW 2145 Australia e-mail: jingun@gmail.com A. L. Byrne…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 11, Number 2 (June 2014) Guest Editors: Grant Gillett and Lynne Bowyer Editorials Government of the People, by the People, for the People: Bioethics, Literature, and Method Michael A. Ashby and Leigh E. Rich Letters to the Editor Normalising The Good Doctor … and Other Health Services Personnel Letitia Helen…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 11, Number 1 (March 2014) Editorials Two Deaths and a Birth: Reminiscing and Rehashing Principles in Biomedical Ethics Michael A. Ashby and Leigh E. Rich How Shall We Thank Thy Merit? Michael A. Ashby and Leigh E. Rich Letters to the Editor A Pilot Survey of Consenting Practice for Laparoscopic…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 10, Number 3 (October 2013) Guest Editor: Elizabeth Peter Editorials “Speak What We Feel, Not What We Ought to Say”: Moral Distress and Bioethics Leigh E. Rich and Michael A. Ashby Death’s Dominion: An Appreciation of Ronald Dworkin (1931–2013) Michael A. Ashby Recent Developments Assessment of Damages for Wrongful Birth…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 8, Number 3 (September 2011) Guest Editors: Paul A. Komesaroff, Elizabeth Kath, and Paul James Editorials Editorial Leigh E. Rich and Michael A. Ashby Letters to the Editor Rights of Authors: Do We Need Guidelines for Editors as Well? Yatan Pal Singh Balhara Recent Developments Recent Developments in Law Cameron…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 6, Number 4 (December 2009) Guest Editor: Rob Irvine Editorials Editorial Kate Cregan Recent Developments Recent Developments in Law John Coggon, Richard Huxtable, and Cameron Stewart Symposium Illuminating Environmental Bioethics Rob Irvine Ecoethics: Now Central to All Ethics Paul R. Ehrlich A few years ago, I wrote on the need…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 6, Number 3 (September 2009) Guest Editors: Ian Kerridge, Paul Komesaroff, Mal Parker, and Elizabeth Peter Editorials Editorial Kate Cregan Letters to the Editor Research Involving Children: Direct Benefit or Social Value? Carlo Petrini Recent Developments Recent Developments John Coggon, Cameron Stewart, and Laura Williamson Symposium New Perspectives on the…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 5, Number 2–3 (June 2008) Guest Editor: Shelley Tremain Editorials The Biopolitics of Bioethics and Disability Shelley Tremain Recent Developments Recent Developments Cameron Stewart Special Issue Bioethics and Disability Rights: Conflicting Values and Perspectives Ron Amundson and Shari Tresky Continuing tensions exist between mainstream bioethics and advocates of the disability…
Journal of Bioethical Inquiry, Volume 1, Number 1 (April 2004) Recent Developments Recent Developments in Law John McPhee and Cameron Stewart Courts as Communicators: Can Doctors Learn from Judges’ Decisions? The Doctor’s Question: “Will I be all right if I … ?” Loane Skene The role of the courts in ‘communicating’ with those affected by…