Tangwa G B
University of Yaounde, Cameroon.
J Med Ethics. 2004 Feb;30(1):63-7. doi: 10.1136/jme.2003.003194.
In this paper, the author attempts to explore some of the problems connected with the formulation and application of international biomedical ethical guidelines, with particular reference to Africa. Recent attempts at revising and updating some international medical ethical guidelines have been bedevilled by intractable controversies and wrangling regarding both the content and formulation. From the vantage position of relative familiarity with both African and Western contexts, and the privilege of having been involved in the revision and updating of one of the international ethical guidelines, the author reflects broadly on these issues and attempts prescribing an approach from both the theoretical and practical angles liable to mitigate, if not completely eliminate, some of the problems and difficulties.
在本文中,作者试图探讨一些与国际生物医学伦理准则的制定和应用相关的问题,尤其以非洲为参照。近期对一些国际医学伦理准则进行修订和更新的尝试,一直受到有关内容和制定方面棘手争议和争论的困扰。基于对非洲和西方背景相对熟悉的有利地位,以及参与过一项国际伦理准则修订和更新工作的优势,作者广泛思考了这些问题,并试图从理论和实践角度提出一种方法,这种方法即使不能完全消除,也易于减轻其中一些问题和困难。