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    The growing climate crisis necessitates integrating environmental ethics into healthcare. Emerging clinical environmental bioethics addresses sustainability in patient care and resource allocation for climate adaptation.

    Area of Science:

    • Bioethics
    • Environmental Science
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    Background:

    • The 2004 "Ethics of Environmentally Responsible Health Care" highlighted the need for environmental protection in bioethics.
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    • Mainstream bioethics has historically overlooked environmental concerns in healthcare.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce the emerging field of clinical environmental bioethics.
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    • Bioethical analysis can guide just and humane healthcare adaptation to climate change.

    Conclusions:

    • Healthcare adaptation is crucial for community and national resilience to climate change.
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    • Uniting healthcare reform advocacy with climate activism is essential for strengthening environmental responsibility in healthcare.