Assessing the ethical weight of cultural, religious and spiritual claims in the clinical context

Journal of Medical Ethics 27 (2):118-122 (2001)
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The aim of this paper is to expand upon the conclusions reached by Orr and Genesen in their 1997 article , Requests for ‘inappropriate’ treatment based on religious beliefs.1 Assuming, with Orr and Genesen, that claims made in the name of religion are not absolute, I will propose some principles for determining when claims based on religious beliefs or cultural sensibilities “trump” other considerations and when they do not

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10.1136/jme.27.2.118

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Two worlds apart: religion and ethics.J. Savulescu - 1998 - Journal of Medical Ethics 24 (6):382-384.

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