@article{ART001844406},
author={LEE Hyo Jean},
title={A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility},
journal={Korean Journal of Medical Ethics },
issn={2005-8284},
year={2013},
volume={16},
number={3},
pages={323-345},
doi={10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323}
TY - JOUR
AU - LEE Hyo Jean
TI - A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility
JO - Korean Journal of Medical Ethics
PY - 2013
VL - 16
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Society For Medical Ethics
SP - 323
EP - 345
SN - 2005-8284
AB - The normative principles of medical ethics are classified into two categories: traditional ethical theories (utilitarianism and deontological ethics) and empirical principles like the Hippocratic Oath. Each of these two streams of medical ethics has strengths and limitations. This article presents social contract theory as a new approach to understanding medical ethics. On this view, medical professions are based on social contracts for protecting patients from therapists with no licenses. These social contracts consist of hyper-norms, general or whole social contracts, regulations, stewardships and personal contracts. Medical professionals and medical societies both must uphold all of the social responsibilities (including legal liability) of these contracts. In order to strengthen the observance of these social contracts, this article proposes a process of medical ethical decision-making based on social contracts. Additionally, to reduce patient-physician conflicts, this article identifies the appropriate decision-making participants and argues for the necessity of hierarchical clinical ethics committees.
KW - contracts;social responsibility;decision making;licensure;clinical ethics committees
DO - 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
ER -
LEE Hyo Jean. (2013). A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 16(3), 323-345.
LEE Hyo Jean. 2013, "A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility", Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , vol.16, no.3 pp.323-345. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
LEE Hyo Jean "A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 16.3 pp.323-345 (2013) : 323.
LEE Hyo Jean. A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility. 2013; 16(3), 323-345. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
LEE Hyo Jean. "A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 16, no.3 (2013) : 323-345.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
LEE Hyo Jean. A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics , 16(3), 323-345. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
LEE Hyo Jean. A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility. Korean Journal of Medical Ethics . 2013; 16(3) 323-345. doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
LEE Hyo Jean. A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility. 2013; 16(3), 323-345. Available from: doi:10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
LEE Hyo Jean. "A Social Contracts-Based Approach to Medical Ethical Decision-Making: Approach by Diachronic Formation of Medical Professional Responsibility" Korean Journal of Medical Ethics 16, no.3 (2013) : 323-345.doi: 10.35301/ksme.2013.16.3.323
