Black D
J Med Ethics. 1984 Dec;10(4):179-82. doi: 10.1136/jme.10.4.179.
Arguments are advanced, on a pragmatic basis, for preferring a 'situational' approach to medical ethical problems, rather than an approach based on any one of the dogmatic formulations on offer. The consequences of such a preference are exemplified in relation to confidentiality; and in relation to the ethical dilemmas which surround the beginning and the end of terrestrial human life.
基于实用主义的立场,有人提出应倾向于采用“情境式”方法来处理医学伦理问题,而非基于现有的任何一种教条式表述的方法。这种倾向所带来的后果在保密问题以及围绕人类生命起始与终结的伦理困境方面得到了例证。