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[tinyjo]

OK, just for fun, here is the essay question I will be answering this afternoon:

‘It is wrong to tell lies, so patients should always be told the truth about their condition.’ Is this a good argument?

I've turned off emailing comments on this and I promise not to look until I've written the essay (1000 words, in case you're interested). What do you think?

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[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

That's really interesting stuff! (1) was dealt with in some of my course reading, but 2 and 3 are examples I haven't considered at all.

Do American doctors get given a specific ethical framework to work with (e.g. the Four Principles, as I outlined to Alex above) or do you get given general instruction and left to figure things out yourself?