Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701. Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701. Viewpoint May 2003 Pelvic Exams Performed on Anesthetized Women Dena S. Davis, JD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(5):193-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.5.oped1-0305. Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602. Viewpoint Feb 2002 H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr, MD, PhD Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(2):49-51. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.2.prol1-0202. Viewpoint Mar 2007 Medical Students Take Heed, They'll Be Expecting Dr. Carter Joel Ornelas and Neil Parikh Patients who watch medical dramas have a tendency to expect real-life physicians to behave like the ones they see on television. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):237-240. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.3.mhum2-0703. Viewpoint Sep 2005 Xenotransplantation and the Problem of Boundaries Michael Reiss, PhD The genetic engineering of organ-donor animals to decrease the risk of human immune system rejection poses ethical and psychological challenges to the long-held boundary between humans and other animal species. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(9):638-640. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.9.oped2-0509.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex? Emily F. Rothman, ScD The Nordic model policy option for addressing commercial sex—which exempts sellers from criminal penalties—offers several potential advantages. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):110-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect1-1701.
Viewpoint Jan 2017 Decreasing Human Trafficking through Sex Work Decriminalization Erin Albright, JD and Kate D'Adamo, MA Decriminalization of the sex trade speaks to medical ethics by reducing sex workers’ vulnerability to violence, exploitation, stigma, and trafficking. AMA J Ethics. 2017;19(1):122-126. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.1.sect2-1701.
Viewpoint May 2003 Pelvic Exams Performed on Anesthetized Women Dena S. Davis, JD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(5):193-194. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.5.oped1-0305.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Ethical Considerations of Transplantation and Living Donation for Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases Ajay Singhvi, MD, Alexandra N. Welch, Josh Levitsky, MD, Deepti Singhvi, MD, and Elisa J. Gordon, PhD, MPH Equal access is a goal even when patients present with taboo illnesses. But, the date of a patient’s last drink still matters. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):163-173. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.sect1-1602.
Viewpoint Feb 2002 H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr, MD, PhD Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(2):49-51. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.2.prol1-0202.
Viewpoint Mar 2007 Medical Students Take Heed, They'll Be Expecting Dr. Carter Joel Ornelas and Neil Parikh Patients who watch medical dramas have a tendency to expect real-life physicians to behave like the ones they see on television. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(1):237-240. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.3.mhum2-0703.
Viewpoint Sep 2005 Xenotransplantation and the Problem of Boundaries Michael Reiss, PhD The genetic engineering of organ-donor animals to decrease the risk of human immune system rejection poses ethical and psychological challenges to the long-held boundary between humans and other animal species. Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(9):638-640. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.9.oped2-0509.