LibGuides: Medical Ethics: General Medical Ethics

Recent Articles

Below are some recent articles on Medical Ethics from the Religion and Philosophy Collection article database available through the library.

Ethics Websites

Ethics in Medicine: Bioethics Topics
A web site from the University of Washington School of Medicine with guidance on dealing with various scenarios in the medical setting.

BMC Medical Ethics

BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in the ethics of medical research and practice. Here are the most recent articles:

E-Books

Bioethics
Publication Date: 4th ed. (2014)
"Offers hundreds of revisions or addenda to entries from previous editions as well as over 100 new or rewritten entries on topics such as key cases in bioethics, the human biome, genetically modified foods, emergency preparedness and response, social justice, sustainability, chemical warfare and torture, among many others."
Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds.
Call Number: Available as an E-book -- click the link above
"A focus on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Each title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art---as well as overview information that places each document in context."