title: Medical ethics in the German Democratic Republic.
abstract: Medical ethics has been developing in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) since the 1970's on the basis of the traditional ethics of physicians and the socio-economic fundamentals of our socialist state. Medical care provided in the framework of Marxist-Leninist medical ethics is based on rationality and humanity.
authors: Department of Marxist-Leninist Ethics and History of Medicine, Martin-Luther Universität School of Medicine, Halle, Saale, GDR.
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authors: Luther
mesh_terms: D001293:Attitude to Death; D026688:Bioethical Issues; D003148:Communism; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005065:Euthanasia; D028601:Euthanasia, Active; D005859:Germany, East; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D012945:Social Values; D026712:Value of Life