title: Bioethics and the whole: pluralism, consensus, and the transmutation of bioethical methods into gold.
abstract: Arguing that a consensus-based method of bioethical decision making can transform ethical pluralism into an ethical whole, author examines the theory of three consensus-based models--clinical pragmatism, ethics facilitation, and mediation--and develops a practical guide to ethics facilitation that includes a hypothetical case.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D032921:Consensus; D003253:Consultants; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D026689:Ethical Analysis; D028663:Ethical Theory; D026822:Ethicists; D017041:Ethics Committees; D033061:Ethics Consultation; D026690:Ethics, Clinical; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D017008:Negotiating; D024382:Professional Role