New Issue of Journal of Medical Ethics is Now Available

April 21, 2011

Journal of Medical Ethics (Volume 37, Issue 5, May 2011) is now available by subscription only.

Articles include:

  • “The Concise Argument” by Søren Holm, 261.
  • “Sparrows, Hedgehogs and Castrati: Reflections on Gender and Enhancement” by John Harris, 262-266.
  • “Should the Practice of Medicine Be A Deontological or Utilitarian Enterprise?” by Gerard Garbutt and Peter Davies, 267-700.
  • “Disclosure of Individual Research Results in Clinico-Genomic Trials: Challenges, Classification and Criteria for Decision-Making” by Regine Kollek and Imme Petersen, 271-275.
  • “Harris, Harmed States, and Sexed Bodies” by Robert Sparrow, 276-279.
  • “Parental Procreative Obligation and the Categorisation of Disease: the Case of Cystic Fibrosis” by Gabriel T Bosslet, 280-284.
  • “Advance Directives and Older People: Ethical Challenges in the Promotion of Advance Directives in New Zealand” by Phillipa J Malpas,285-289.
  • “Brain Death Revisited: It Is Not ‘Complete Death’ According to Islamic Sources” by Ahmet Bedir and Åžahin Aksoy, 290-294.
  • “Veterinary Surgeons’ Attitudes Towards Physician-Assisted Suicide: an Empirical Study of Swedish Experts on Euthanasia” by Henrik Lerner,Anna Lindblad,Bo Algers,and Niels Lynöe, 295-298.
  • “Rethinking Scientific Responsibility” by Annika Forssén,Eivind Meland,Irene Hetlevik, and Roger Strand, 299-302.
  • “The Ideal Application of Surveillance Technology in Residential Care for People with Dementia” by Alistair R Niemeijer,Brenda J M Frederiks,Marja F I A Depla,Johan Legemaate,Jan A Eefsting,Cees M P M Hertogh, 303-310.
  • “How is Informed Consent Related to Emotions and Empathy? An Exploratory Neuroethical Investigation” by Alexander Supady,Antonie Voelkel,Joachim Witzel, Udo Gubka, and Georg Northoff, 311-317.
  • “The Problems with Utilitarian Conceptions of Personhood in the Abortion Debate” by Daniel R A Cox, 318-320.
  • “Ethics Briefings” by Martin Davies,Sophie Brannan, Eleanor Chrispin,Veronica English, Rebecca Mussell, Julian Sheather, and Ann Sommerville, 321-323.