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Surgery is an increasingly common and expensive mode of medical intervention. The ethical dimensions of the surgeon-patient relationship, including respect for personal autonomy and informed consent, are much discussed; but broader equity issues have not received the same attention. This paper extends the understanding of surgical ethics by considering the nature of evidence in surgery and its relationship to a just provision of healthcare for individuals and their populations.
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Medicina Baseada em Evidências/ética , Relações Médico-Paciente/ética , Justiça Social , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios/ética , Resultado do Tratamento , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto/ética , Ética Médica , Humanos , Seleção de Pacientes , Atenção Primária à SaúdeAssuntos
Tecnologia Biomédica/ética , Conflito de Interesses , Especialidades Cirúrgicas/ética , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios/ética , Difusão de Inovações , Ética Clínica , Ética Médica , Humanos , Segurança , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios/efeitos adversos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios/mortalidadeRESUMO
This paper investigates reasons for practices and policies that are designed to promote higher levels of enrollment by women in scientific disciplines. It challenges the assumptions and problematic arguments of a recent article questioning their legitimacy. Considering the motivations for and merits of such programs suggests a practical response to the question of whether there should be programs to attract female science and engineering students.
