Clinical ethics consultation's dilemma, and a solution.
Clinical ethics consultation is on the horns of a dilemma. One horn skewers the field for its lack of standards, while the other horn skewers it for proposing arbitrary or deeply contested foundations. I articulate the dilemma by discussing several critiques of the field and the challenge of formulating standards and suggest that the solution lies, at least until a robust consensus emerges, with establishing a list of proscriptive standards to guide the field.
Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA. lrasmuss@uncc.edu
Lisa M
LM
Rasmussen
D001675:Bioethics; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D032921:Consensus; D032982:Contracts; D026822:Ethicists / Q000592:standards*; D033061:Ethics Consultation / Q000592:standards; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D028681:Moral Obligations