The concise argument.
The concise argument.
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简洁的论证。
DOI:
10.1136/medethics-2019-106045
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Frith L
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作者:
Frith L
the programme intervention. Thus, the evaluation places no greater risk of harm to patients or users. Weijer et al, however, state,‘researchers collaborate with the government to randomise clusters to intervention or control conditions in order to rigorously evaluate the programme.’10 and therefore the programmes are not implemented as usual. What follows from this is that ethical evaluations and procedures, as set out in guidance such as the Ottawa statement, are triggered and therefore Watson et al are not justified in claiming otherwise. This is an important debate for research ethics and what is appropriate ethical oversight will depend on a finely grained categorisation of the intervention. A sensitivity to the specific context is crucial, so that approvals do not impose a ‘one-size-fits-all’template on research projects and, as has been often noted, this is something that ethical approval procedures have often struggled with. 11 Along with encouraging debate in the form of responses and commentaries on articles, see the responses to Riisfeldt’s article, 12–16 Weakening the ethical distinction between euthanasia, palliative opioid use and palliative sedation 17 and his reply, 18 we also encourage medical students and students of related disciplines to submit to the journal. In this issue we have a student essay by Conan, on frequently overlooked realistic moral bio-enhancement interventions. 19 In this paper Conan argues that certain bio-enhancements such as transcranial direct current stimulation over the medial and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, as well as supplementation with lithium and omega-3, have the potential to reduce antisocial behaviour, reduce racial bias, increase executive function and increase prosocial traits like fairness and altruism. He argues that these interventions are both ethically acceptable and practically feasible and explores ways these should be implemented,‘especially for violent offenders and public servants—the former as rehabilitation and the latter to meet the high standards of their occupations.’19 These and the other papers in this issue demonstrate an impressive range of methodological orientations and topics and how, at the start of a new decade, bioethics is well placed to make significant practical and methodological contributions to addressing the challenges that face healthcare systems across the globe.