Rescuing the duty to rescue

Clinicians and health researchers frequently encounter opportunities to rescue people. Rescue cases can generate a moral duty to aid those in peril. As such, bioethicists have leveraged a duty to rescue for a variety of purposes. Yet, despite its broad application, the duty to rescue is underanalyse...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Medical Ethics. in. - Society for the Study of Medical Ethics. - 42(2016), 4, Seite 260-264
1. Verfasser: Rulli, Tina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Millum, Joseph
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2016
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Schlagworte:Environmental studies Philosophy Law Health sciences Economics Mathematics
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