Bioethics and the Myth of Neutrality
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There is currently a resurgence of interest in and debate on the role of bioethicists as advocates. However, it is also important that we discuss the appropriate role and responsibilities of bioethical associations. We must accept the responsibilities that attach to silence and inaction. Bioethics has always aimed to be practical, to make a difference to practice and policy, particularly when standing with those who are marginalised. Such actions are necessarily political. We call on the bioethics community to examine critically the myth of neutrality in bioethics.There is currently a resurgence of interest in and debate on the role of bioethicists as advocates. However, it is also important that we discuss the appropriate role and responsibilities of bioethical associations. We must accept the responsibilities that attach to silence and inaction. Bioethics has always aimed to be practical, to make a difference to practice and policy, particularly when standing with those who are marginalised. Such actions are necessarily political. We call on the bioethics community to examine critically the myth of neutrality in bioethics.
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Date
2018Source title
Journal of Bioethical InquiryVolume
15Issue
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SpringerLicence
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This is a post-peer-review, pre-copyedit version of an article published in Journal of Bioethical Inquiry 15(4):483-486 (2018). The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-018-9885-2Faculty/School
Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney School of Public HealthDepartment, Discipline or Centre
Sydney Health EthicsShare