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. 2004 Nov-Dec;34(6):22-30.

Bioethics and armed conflict: mapping the moral dimensions of medicine and war

Michael L Gross  1
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Bioethics and armed conflict: mapping the moral dimensions of medicine and war

Michael L Gross. Hastings Cent Rep. 2004 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Medical ethics in times of war are fundamentally different from those in times of peace. War brings military and medical values into conflict, often overwhelming other moral obligations, such as a doctor's charge to relieve suffering, in the face of military necessity.

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  • Medicine and war.
    Rubenstein LS. Rubenstein LS. Hastings Cent Rep. 2004 Nov-Dec;34(6):3. Hastings Cent Rep. 2004. PMID: 15666881 No abstract available.
  • Wartime medical ethics.
    Holdstock D. Holdstock D. Hastings Cent Rep. 2005 May-Jun;35(3):6-7; author reply 7. Hastings Cent Rep. 2005. PMID: 16092386 No abstract available.
  • Wartime medical ethics.
    Moreno JD. Moreno JD. Hastings Cent Rep. 2005 May-Jun;35(3):7; author reply 7. Hastings Cent Rep. 2005. PMID: 16092387 No abstract available.
  • Wartime medical ethics.
    Wells RJ. Wells RJ. Hastings Cent Rep. 2005 May-Jun;35(3):7; author reply 7. Hastings Cent Rep. 2005. PMID: 16092388 No abstract available.

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