The phrase "duty of care" is, at best, too vague and, at worst, ethically dangerous. The nature and scope of the duty need to be determined, and conflicting duties must be recognized and acknowledged. Duty of care is neither fixed nor absolute but heavily dependent on context. The normal risk level of the working environment, the healthcare worker's specialty, the likely harm and benefits of tr...

Because the goal of military medicine is salvaging the wounded who can return to duty, military medical ethics cannot easily defend devoting scarce resources to those so badly injured that they cannot return to duty. Instead, arguments turn to morale and political obligation to justify care for the seriously wounded. Neither argument is satisfactory. Care for the wounded is not necessary to mai...

The decline in biodiversity is a worldwide phenomenon, with current rates of species extinction more dramatic than any previously recorded. Habitat loss has been identified as the major cause of biodiversity decline. In this article we suggest that a statutory duty of care would complement the current mix of policy options for biodiversity conservation. Obstacles hindering the introduction of a...

Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1295 I. Assessing the Clinical Benefits of Optimized PGS-Aneuploidy Screening Techniques ........................................................................................................ 1298 II. Contemporary Legal Doctrines Governing a Physician’s Standard of ...

1. Duty of Care—Obligations of the healthcare profession One debatable issue that concerns the healthcare workers (HCWs) would be their “duty of care” or simply, their “obligation to treat patients” or “provide care” during an infectious disease outbreak despite the risk of infection.6-9 There is a general perception that HCWs should adhere to their duty of care and provide treatment to patient...

Gliwa et al. (2012) focus their analysis of researcher obligations for incidental findings in genomic research on three criteria: (1) the benefit to the research participant, which requires strong associations with severe disease that has medical actionability; (2) unique access to the information and analysis; and (3) the burden that looking and returning incidental findings places on the rese...