Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Viewpoint Feb 2016 Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking? Gowri Kabbur Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602. Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609. 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 Sep 2005 Should Alcoholics Be Deprioritized for Liver Transplantation? Fritz Allhoff Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(9):634-637. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.9.oped1-0509. Viewpoint Mar 2002 Used Parts Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(3):71-72. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.3.dykn1-0203. Viewpoint Dec 2000 The Physician's Role in Discussing Organ Donation at the End of Life Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2000;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.12.elce1-0012. Viewpoint Mar 2012 The Limits of Altruism: Selecting Living Donors Richard B. Freeman Jr., MD When a would-be living organ donor wants to accept risk in the name of altruism when there is little chance for benefit or significant chance for harm, physicians are justified in limiting that altruism. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(3):272-277. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.3.oped1-1203.
Viewpoint Feb 2016 Can Social Media Help Increase the Organ Supply While Avoiding Exploitation and Trafficking? Gowri Kabbur Social media platforms and organizational websites that facilitate organ procurement should respect potential donors’ autonomy and confidentiality. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(2):115-121. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.18.2.conl1-1602.
Viewpoint Sep 2016 The Limits of Informed Consent for an Overwhelmed Patient: Clinicians’ Role in Protecting Patients and Preventing Overwhelm Johan Bester, MBChB, MPhil, Cristie M. Cole, JD, and Eric Kodish, MD Protecting patients rather than informed consent should be the goal when the complexity of information overwhelms patients’ decision-making capacity. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):869-886. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.peer2-1609.
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 Sep 2005 Should Alcoholics Be Deprioritized for Liver Transplantation? Fritz Allhoff Virtual Mentor. 2005;7(9):634-637. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2005.7.9.oped1-0509.
Viewpoint Mar 2002 Used Parts Faith Lagay, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2002;4(3):71-72. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2002.4.3.dykn1-0203.
Viewpoint Dec 2000 The Physician's Role in Discussing Organ Donation at the End of Life Audiey Kao, MD, PhD Virtual Mentor. 2000;-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.12.elce1-0012.
Viewpoint Mar 2012 The Limits of Altruism: Selecting Living Donors Richard B. Freeman Jr., MD When a would-be living organ donor wants to accept risk in the name of altruism when there is little chance for benefit or significant chance for harm, physicians are justified in limiting that altruism. Virtual Mentor. 2012;14(3):272-277. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2012.14.3.oped1-1203.