Health Care Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century
HEALTH
CARE
ETHICS
Critical Issues for the 21st Century
Edited by
Eileen E. Mo
ison, EdD, MPH, LPC, CHES
Professor, School of Health Administration
Texas State University, San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
Beth Furlong, PhD, JD, RN
Associate Professor Emerita, Center for Health Policy and Ethics
Creighton University
Omaha, Ne
aska
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Title: Health care ethics: critical issues for the 21st century / edited by
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Writing is always a collaboration. While writers have
unique ways of seeing the world, they are influenced
y their experiences, research, and education.
Therefore, I dedicate this edition of Health Care
Ethics: Critical Issues for the 21st Century to all
those who contributed to chapters in this work
and those who supported me through its creation.
First, there is my immediate family, Grant, Kate,
Emery Aidan, and Mo
igan Leigh, who listened and
encouraged. There are also colleagues, relatives,
and friends who provided feedback and a lift of
spirit when I needed it. Finally, there is my publisher,
Michael Brown; my coeditor, Beth Furlong; and my
Jones & Bartlett Learning editor, Danielle Bessette.
They each added much to the quality and integrity of
this work.
–Eileen E. Mo
ison
Mentors facilitate one’s journey. My gratitude goes
to Dr. Amy Haddad and colleagues at Creighton
University’s Center for Health Policy and Ethics. I value
the ever-present support of my husband, Robert
Ramaley. Furthering the ethics education of others
with this book is possible because of the collegiality
and support of my coeditor, Dr. Eileen Mo
ison. It has
een a professional pleasure to work with her.
–Beth Furlong
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Contents
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXXviii
About the Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXXix
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXXx
PART I Foundations in Theory 1
Chapter 1 Theory of Healthcare
Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX3
Ethics and Health Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX3
Ethical Relativism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX5
Ethics Theories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX6
Ethics Theories and Their Value to
Healthcare Professionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX30
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX31
Questions for Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX31
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX31
Chapter 2 Principles of Healthcare
Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX41
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XXXXXXXXXX41
Nonmaleficence . . . . . . . . . . .