Blue-ribbon commissions and political ethics in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The paper presents an overview of political and professional committees in the Federal Republic of Germany dealing with issues of biomedical ethics. The prevailing tendencies of paternalistic attitudes, the worst-case-scenario argumentation method, and the unfortunate practice of applying general principles rather than mid-level principles in the assessment of concrete challenges in treatment and regulation are analyzed.
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Zentrum fuer Medizinische Ethik, Ruhr Universitaet Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany.
D026683:Advisory Committees; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D026822:Ethicists; D028741:Ethics Committees, Clinical; D028744:Ethics Committees, Research; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005860:Germany, West; D033161:Government Regulation; D006286:Health Planning Councils / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006288:Health Planning Organizations / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006805:Human Experimentation; D026706:Paternalism; D011056:Political Systems; D011367:Professional Staff Committees