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January 01, 1996
Prenatal sex determination with a view to aborting female foetuses is ethically and morally abhorrent. Prohibiting sex determination by law will not, in itself, eradicate this practice but it does send a strong signal that society condemns such abortions. It is ridiculous to argue that because a ...
July 01, 1995
The concept enunciated in the essay entitled Doctor-patient relationship1 is good but is based on an idealised assessment of the behaviour of doctors and patient. It may have worked in the situation described because of the eminence of the institution.
July 01, 1995
Pandya has described an ideal situation in an idal society. Unfortunately we are a long way from this Utopia, in which age there would be no need for journal entitled Medical Ethics. In society as it exits, we cannot fault any patient who wishes to have a second or even third opinion without the ...
October 01, 1995
A sigh of relief was heaved when Sunderlal Bahugana, the eminent environmentalist, ended his forty-nine-day-old fast. His health was rapidly deteriorating by then, with falling blood pressure and acetone in the urine.
October 01, 1995
I hope the Forum for Medical Ethics will be able to act on the minds of at least a few doctors for the betterment of society. Unfortunately, ethics is something that cannot be injected into persons.
October 01, 1995
I find the issues of MedicaZ Ethics full of thoughtprovoking ideas and information provided by experts. These issues should also be read by lay persons.
October 01, 1995
I wish to react to the letter from Manu L. Kothari and Lopa A. Mehta on this subject. 'The authors have objected to organ transplantation on two counts.'
April 01, 1995
I wonder whether the general deterioration in ethical standards is not part and parcel of the new social ethos where everything is judged by the yardstick of monetary wealth.
April 01, 1995
have enjoyed reading your journal. It creates a much needed space to reflect on the proposition that true professionalism cannot be divested from obligations of conduct at any stage. This holds good as much for medicine as for law, the media or business management.