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JournalISSN: 0271-5392

Social Science & Medicine. Part F: Medical and Social Ethics 

Pergamon Press
About: Social Science & Medicine. Part F: Medical and Social Ethics is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Psychological research & Health care. It has an ISSN identifier of 0271-5392. Over the lifetime, 24 publications have been published receiving 342 citations.

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of these studies indicates that few if any, procedures may be defended on the grounds that they improve the quality of life (QOL) of the patient.

240 citations

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TL;DR: Proposed legislation in the United States would not only restrict the use of animals for research but would also interfere with the kinds of research that could be conducted and American scientists are facing three possibilities: mandatory regulation, self-regulation, or some combination of both.

15 citations

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Norman Daniels1
TL;DR: It is argued that the distribution of health care resources is primarily a social obligation based on the principle of equality of opportunity and these social obligations need not involve any sacrifice of fundamental personal freedom by physicians.

15 citations

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TL;DR: The first section of this article examines Sade's argument refuting the notion of a right to health care, showing that his argument is inconclusive, and presents an argument to show that in any society which has the resources to provide basic health care to all its citizens, there is a universal right tobasic health care.

11 citations

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TL;DR: It is argued that while ‘more is better’ may be a perfectly good reason for choosing the larger number, it doesn’t have the status of a universally binding moral evaluation.

11 citations

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