Showing papers in "Revista Romana De Bioetica in 2010"

Some obstacles to applying the principle of individual responsibility for illness in the rationing of medical services

Abstract: Lately, more and more authors have asserted their belief that one of the criteria which, together with the medical ones, can and should be applied in the policy of selecting and/or prioritizing the patients in need for the allocation of medical resources with limited availability, is the principle of individual responsibility for illness. My intention in this study is to highlight some very serious obstacles looming against the attempt to apply this principle in the distribution of the medical services with limited availability. Although there are numerous such obstacles, I shall only discuss five of them (the most important, in my opinion). These are: 1) the impossibility to establish with certainty whether a patient got ill due to his lifestyle; 2) the lack of a feasible and reliable method of establishing an individual’s responsibility for his lifestyle; 3) a patient’s right to privacy; 4) some moral requirements and principles and, last but not least, 5) the ethics of the medical profession.

Religia şi Etica Cercetǎrii: Unde se Întâlnesc?

Abstract: Rezumat Rela iei dintre religie !i principiile etice care guverneaz \" cercet \"rile pe subiec i umani i s-a acordat relativ pu in \" aten ie. Totu !i, examinarea similarit \" ilor dintre principiile care guverneaz \" cercetarea !i preceptele religioase demonstreaz \" gradul in care principiile etice din cercetare reprezint \" imaginea “in oglind \"” a altor componente !i credin e din via \" , subliniaz \" universalitatea principiilor care stau la baza derul \"rii in condi ii etice a cercet \"rii, furnizeaz \" un mecanism alternativ pentru explicarea eticii cercet\"rii investigatorilor care ar putea considera necesitatea de a adera la principiile ce guverneaz \" cercetarea intruziv \" !i obstructiv \", ofer \" o metod \" de a explica unora dintre participan i obliga iile cercet \"torului asociate cu derularea cercet \"rii !i furnizeaz \" cercet \"torului atât o baz \" cât !i un vehicul pentru auto-reflec ie. Acest articol identific \" unele principii care par a fi comune in mai multe religii !i utilizeaz \" budismul drept studiu de caz pentru a examina interfa a dintre credin ele religioase !i principiile etice in cercetare.