Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604. Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575. AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600. Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Considering Decision Making and Sexuality in Menstrual Suppression of Teens and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Kruti Acharya, MD and John D. Lantos, MD A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas2-1604. Case and Commentary Oct 2016 How Should Medical Schools Respond to Students with Dyslexia? Frederick Romberg, MD, Bennett A. Shaywitz, MD, and Sally E. Shaywitz, MD A mandatory faculty course on dyslexia is recommended to prevent bias against and misunderstanding of medical students who have this condition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):975-985. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.ecas1-1610. 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. State of the Art and Science Dec 2016 Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.” AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612. 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. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 1 Stephen Corey, MD and Peter Bulova, MD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):373-378. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Dec 2019 How Should “CRISPRed” Babies Be Monitored Over Their Life Course to Promote Health Equity? Charis Thompson, PhD Transnational monitoring efforts should focus on safety, defining standard of care, and promoting just access to innovation. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(12):E1036-1041. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.1036.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient? Commentary 2 Sonya Charles, PhD Women with intellectual disabilities should not be sedated for a pap smear without their assent, and the test’s risks and benefits should be weighed. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):379-383. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas3-1604.
Case and Commentary Jul 2019 Should Dialysis Be Stopped for an Unrepresented Patient With Metastatic Cancer? Adira Hulkower, JD, MS, Sarah Garijo-Garde, and Lauren S. Flicker, JD, MBE Legal inconsistencies and variation in end-of-life options generate disparities in care for unrepresented patients. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E575-581. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.575.
AMA Code Says Jul 2019 AMA Code of Medical Ethics’ Opinions Related to Unrepresented Patients Danielle Hahn Chaet, MSB The AMA Code of Medical Ethics discusses situations in which a surrogate is needed but not available to make health care decisions for a patient. AMA J Ethics. 2019;21(7):E600-602. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2019.600.
Case and Commentary Apr 2016 Considering Decision Making and Sexuality in Menstrual Suppression of Teens and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities Kruti Acharya, MD and John D. Lantos, MD A guardian’s request to sterilize a woman with intellectual disabilities is not ethically justifiable unless the woman assents and it is to her benefit. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(4):365-372. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.4.ecas2-1604.
Case and Commentary Oct 2016 How Should Medical Schools Respond to Students with Dyslexia? Frederick Romberg, MD, Bennett A. Shaywitz, MD, and Sally E. Shaywitz, MD A mandatory faculty course on dyslexia is recommended to prevent bias against and misunderstanding of medical students who have this condition. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(10):975-985. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.10.ecas1-1610.
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.
State of the Art and Science Dec 2016 Locating Risk in the Adolescent Brain: Ethical Challenges in the Use of Biomarkers for Adolescent Health and Social Policy Suparna Choudhury, PhD and Sheehan Moore Neurobiological markers raise complex questions about what it means to be “at risk.” AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(12):1199-1206. doi: 10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.12.stas1-1612.
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.