Who Counts?

Many issues in medical ethics seem to turn on arguments about the moral status of some human beings. This essay criticizes attempts to make clear distinctions proposed by Engelhardt, Green/Wikler, Becker, and Brody. The author suggests that the theories discussed divert attention from more resolvabl...

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Main Author: Smith, David H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1984
In: Journal of religious ethics
Year: 1984, Volume: 12, Issue: 2, Pages: 240-255
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Summary:Many issues in medical ethics seem to turn on arguments about the moral status of some human beings. This essay criticizes attempts to make clear distinctions proposed by Engelhardt, Green/Wikler, Becker, and Brody. The author suggests that the theories discussed divert attention from more resolvable problems.
ISSN:1467-9795
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religious ethics