The Inner Workings of an Ethics Committee: Latest Battle over Jehovah's Witnesses

Ruth Macklin

doi:10.2307/3562010

The Inner Workings of an Ethics Committee: Latest Battle over Jehovah's Witnesses

Ruth Macklin

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Jehovah's Witnesses who refuse blood transfusions on religious grounds have long created ethical dilemmas for those in the medical profession trying to serve them. A bioethicist working in a clinical setting explores how one hospital ethics committee grappled with the additional problem of pregnant Jehovah's Witnesses, including the complex interdependence of maternal and fetal rights. 1988 The Hastings Center

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	15-20
Number of pages	6
Journal	Hastings Center Report
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/3562010
State	Published - 1988
Externally published	Yes

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Health(social science)
Issues, ethics and legal aspects
Philosophy
Health Policy

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