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In defense of bioethics
1Union Graduate College-Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Bioethics Program, USA.
Summary
Bioethics professionalization is progressing appropriately, contrary to criticisms. The American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) standards are developing at a suitable pace, comparable to other professions.
Area of Science:
- Bioethics
- Professionalization Studies
Background:
- Bioethics societies are developing standards and codes of ethics for clinical ethicists.
- Criticism has been leveled against these societies for the pace of their progress.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the pace of professionalization in bioethics.
- To analyze and refute specific charges against the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) and its Core Competencies report.
Main Methods:
- Comparative analysis of professionalization timelines in law, medicine, and bioethics.
- Historical examination of professional development in established fields.
Main Results:
- The pace of professionalization in bioethics is appropriate when compared to law and medicine.
- Charges against the ASBH stem from an ahistoric view of professional development.
- Defining roles like 'clinical ethicist' is a byproduct of professionalization, not a prerequisite.
Conclusions:
- The criticisms against bioethics professionalization are unjustified.
- The ASBH's progress is appropriate, and critiques reflect impatient perfectionism.
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