Doctors, honour and the law ;Medical ethics in imperial Germany
[Book]
Andreas-Holger Maehle
Basingstoke
Palgrave Macmillan,
2009
(208 s.) 5 illustrations
Introduction Disciplinig Doctors: The Medical Courts of Honour The Limits of Medical Confidentiality Patient Information and Consent: Self-Determination versus Benevolent Paternalism The Literature on Medical Ethics and Conduct Conclusions Bibliography
Medical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour,Medical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour,Medical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour,