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March 30, 1979, Vol 241, No. 13 >
ARTICLE | March 30, 1979

Medical Ethics FREE

Robert M. Veatch, PhD
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Member, editorial board, The Journal.


JAMA. 1979;241(13):1400-1402. doi:10.1001/jama.1979.03290390078053
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In the field of medical ethics, a year is such a thin sliver of time that the events capturing attention are to some extent accidents of history. Medical ethics, like the more general problems of ethics (of which it is a part), is best perceived from a perspective of centuries rather than months. Even so, several events of the past year have been of compelling interest to people concerned with problems of ethics in medicine. These issues have pressed themselves alike on scholars working in the field, on clinicians struggling with decisions in their daily practice, on administrators in professional and government organizations, and on people trying to be responsible patients.

Decisions for Incompetent Patients  Late in 1977 the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued a written opinion explaining why it had intervened to order physicians to stop treating Joseph Saikewicz.1 Saikewicz was a 67-year-old man suffering from acute myeloblastic monocytic

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Superintendent of Belchertown State School vs Saikewicz, 370 NE 2d 417, 1977.
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Annas GJ:  The incompetent's right to die . Hastings Cent Rep 8:21-23, 1978;.
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Curran WJ:  The Saikewicz decision . N Engl J Med 298:499-500, 1978;.
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McCormick RA, Hellegers AE:  The specter of Joseph Saikewicz . America , (April 1) , 1978;, pp 257-260.
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Ramsey P:  The strange case of Joseph Saikewicz , in Ethics at the Edge of Life: Medical and Legal Considerations . New Haven, Conn, Yale University Press, 1978;, pp 300-317.
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Annas GJ:  After Saikewicz: No-fault death . Hastings Cent Rep 8:16-18, 1978;.
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Callahan D:  Health and society: Some ethical imperatives . Daedalus 106:23-35, 1977;.
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Bayles MD:  National health insurance and noncovered services . J Health Polit Policy Law 2:335-348, 1977;.
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Card WI, Mooney GH:  What is the monetary value of a human life? Br Med J 2:1627-1629, 1977;.
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Rhoads SE:  How much should we spend to save a life? The Public Interest 51:74-92, 1978;.
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Cook P, Vaupel JW (eds):  Valuing lives . Law Contemporary Probl 40:1-305, 1976;.
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Calabresi G, Bobit P: Tragic Choices: The Conflicts Society Confronts in the Allocation of Tragically Scarce Resources . New York, WW Norton & Co Inc, 1978;.
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Knowles J:  The responsibility of the individual . Daedalus 106:57-80, 1977;.
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Powledge TM:  No smoking: New sanctions for old habits: The burden of voluntary health risks . Hastings Cent Rep 8:11-12, 1978;.
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Pellegrino E:  Medical morality and medical economics . Hastings Cent Rep 8:8-11, 1978;.
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Report and Recommendations: Research Involving Children. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, US Government Printing Office, 1977.
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Report and Recommendations: Research Involving Those Institution-alized as Mentally Infirm. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, US Government Printing Office, 1978.
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Report and Recommendations: Institutional Review Boards. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, US Government Printing Office, 1978.
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Callahan D, Ramsey P, Toulmin S, et al:  In vitro fertilization . Hastings Cent Rep 8:7-14, 1978;.

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Superintendent of Belchertown State School vs Saikewicz, 370 NE 2d 417, 1977.
2 +
Annas GJ:  The incompetent's right to die . Hastings Cent Rep 8:21-23, 1978;.
3 +
Curran WJ:  The Saikewicz decision . N Engl J Med 298:499-500, 1978;.
4 +
McCormick RA, Hellegers AE:  The specter of Joseph Saikewicz . America , (April 1) , 1978;, pp 257-260.
5 +
Ramsey P:  The strange case of Joseph Saikewicz , in Ethics at the Edge of Life: Medical and Legal Considerations . New Haven, Conn, Yale University Press, 1978;, pp 300-317.
6 +
Annas GJ:  After Saikewicz: No-fault death . Hastings Cent Rep 8:16-18, 1978;.
7 +
Callahan D:  Health and society: Some ethical imperatives . Daedalus 106:23-35, 1977;.
8 +
Bayles MD:  National health insurance and noncovered services . J Health Polit Policy Law 2:335-348, 1977;.
9 +
Card WI, Mooney GH:  What is the monetary value of a human life? Br Med J 2:1627-1629, 1977;.
10 +
Rhoads SE:  How much should we spend to save a life? The Public Interest 51:74-92, 1978;.
11 +
Cook P, Vaupel JW (eds):  Valuing lives . Law Contemporary Probl 40:1-305, 1976;.
12 +
Calabresi G, Bobit P: Tragic Choices: The Conflicts Society Confronts in the Allocation of Tragically Scarce Resources . New York, WW Norton & Co Inc, 1978;.
13 +
Knowles J:  The responsibility of the individual . Daedalus 106:57-80, 1977;.
14 +
Powledge TM:  No smoking: New sanctions for old habits: The burden of voluntary health risks . Hastings Cent Rep 8:11-12, 1978;.
15 +
Pellegrino E:  Medical morality and medical economics . Hastings Cent Rep 8:8-11, 1978;.
16 +
Report and Recommendations: Research Involving Children. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, US Government Printing Office, 1977.
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Report and Recommendations: Research Involving Those Institution-alized as Mentally Infirm. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, US Government Printing Office, 1978.
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Report and Recommendations: Institutional Review Boards. The National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research, US Government Printing Office, 1978.
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Callahan D, Ramsey P, Toulmin S, et al:  In vitro fertilization . Hastings Cent Rep 8:7-14, 1978;.

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