Understanding Ethical and Legal Obligations in a Pandemic: A Taxonomy of "Duty" for Health Practitioners.
J Bioeth Inq
; 17(4): 697-701, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-728235
ABSTRACT
From the ethics perspective, "duty of care" is a difficult and contested term, fraught with misconceptions and apparent misappropriations. However, it is a term that clinicians use frequently as they navigate COVID-19, somehow core to their understanding of themselves and their obligations, but with uncertainty as to how to translate or operationalize this in the context of a pandemic. This paper explores the "duty of care" from a legal perspective, distinguishes it from broader notions of duty on professional and personal levels, and proposes a working taxonomy for practitioners to better understand the concept of "duty" in their response to COVID-19.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Professional Role
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Moral Obligations
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Ethics, Professional
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Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Bioeth Inq
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S11673-020-10003-0
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