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Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Issue 3/2017

Content (18 Articles)

Editorial

Bioenhancement of morality

Bert Gordijn, Henk ten Have

Open Access Scientifc Contribution

Inspectors’ ethical challenges in health care regulation: a pilot study

W. Seekles, G. Widdershoven, P. Robben, G. van Dalfsen, B. Molewijk

Open Access Scientific Contribution

Tragedy in moral case deliberation

Benita Spronk, Margreet Stolper, Guy Widdershoven

Scientific Contribution

Withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration in neonatal intensive care: parents’ and healthcare practitioners’ views

Véronique Fournier, Elisabeth Belghiti, Laurence Brunet, Marta Spranzi

Scientifc Contribution

Caregiver burden and the medical ethos

Karsten Witt, Johanne Stümpel, Christiane Woopen

Scientific Contribution

A phenomenological construct of caring among spouses following acute coronary syndrome

Janice Gullick, Mark Krivograd, Susan Taggart, Susana Brazete, Lise Panaretto, John Wu

Scientifc Contribution

Some thoughts on phenomenology and medicine

Miguel Kottow

Open Access Scientifc Contribution

Suffering and dying well: on the proper aim of palliative care

Govert den Hartogh

Scientifc Contribution

Is decision-making capacity an “essentially contested” concept in pediatrics?

Eva De Clercq, Katharina Ruhe, Michel Rost, Bernice Elger

Review Article

Personal autonomy in health settings and Shi’i Islamic Jurisprudence: a literature review

Zohrehsadat Naji, Zari Zamani, Sofia A. Koutlaki, Payman Salamati

Short Communication

Zika, public health, and the distraction of abortion

Thana Cristina de Campos

Short Communication

Abortion for fetal defects: two current arguments

Susana Nuccetelli