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Brief report: Ethical and economic considerations of rare diseases in ethnic minorities: the case of mucopolysaccharidosis VI in Colombia

Diego Rosselli,
Juan-David Rueda,
Martha Solano

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 1 May 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100204

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Brief report: Physician obligation to provide care during disasters: should physicians have been required to go to Fukushima?

Akira Akabayashi,
Yoshiyuki Takimoto,
Yoshinori Hayashi

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 27 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100216

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Brief report: Helping doctors become better doctors: Mary Lobjoit—an unsung heroine of medical ethics in the UK

Margaret R Brazier,
Raanan Gillon,
John Harris

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100578

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Brief report: It is the lifetime that matters: public preferences over maximising health and reducing inequalities in health

Paul Dolan,
Akil Tsuchiya

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 6 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100228

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Brief report: The rights and wrongs of intentional exposure research: contextualising the Guatemala STD inoculation study

Holly Fernandez Lynch

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100379

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Brief report: Informed consent for record linkage: a systematic review

Márcia Elizabeth Marinho da Silva,
Cláudia Medina Coeli,
Miriam Ventura,
Marisa Palacios,
Mônica Maria Ferreira Magnanini,
Thais Medina Coeli Rochel Camargo,
Kenneth Rochel Camargo, Jr

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 8 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100208

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Brief report: Postmortem brain donation and organ transplantation in schizophrenia: what about patient consent?

Rael D Strous,
Tal Bergman-Levy,
Benjamin Greenberg

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 25 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100217

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Brief report: Bioethics in the public square: reflections on the how

Amy Tannery Campbell

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100057

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Brief report: HIV-positive status and preservation of privacy: a recent decision from the Italian Data Protection Authority on the procedure of gathering personal patient data in the dental office

Adelaide Conti,
Paola Delbon,
Laura Laffranchi,
Corrado Paganelli,
Francesco De Ferrari

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 7 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100014

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Brief report: Testing for sexually transmitted infections in a population-based sexual health survey: development of an acceptable ethical approach

Nigel Field,
Clare Tanton,
Catherine H Mercer,
Soazig Nicholson,
Kate Soldan,
Simon Beddows,
Catherine Ison,
Anne M Johnson,
Pam Sonnenberg

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 17 January 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100068

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Brief report: Croatian medical students see academic dishonesty as an acceptable behaviour: a cross-sectional multicampus study

Sunčana Kukolja Taradi,
Milan Taradi,
Zoran Đogaš

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 12 January 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100015

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Brief report: Terminal sedation: an emotional decision in end-of-life care

Simon Noah Etkind

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 2 December 2011 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100213

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Brief report: Freedom of movement across the EU: legal and ethical issues for children with chronic disease

Cecilia Mercieca,
Kevin Aquilina,
Richard Pullicino,
Andrew A Borg

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 24 January 2011 doi:10.1136/jme.2010.041475

Clinical ethics

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Commentary: Commentary on predictive genetic testing of minors: by Mand et al

Angus J Clarke

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 5 May 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100598

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Commentary: Resolving the impasse on predictive genetic testing in minors: will more evidence be the solution?

Stephen P Robertson,
Nicola Kerruish

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100557

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Commentary: Forced to be Right

J D Trout

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 13 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100426

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Commentary: Titmuss revisited: from tax credits to markets

James Stacey Taylor

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 12 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100505

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Commentary: Tax needn't be taxing, but in the case of organ donation it might be

Muireann Quigley

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 6 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100501

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Commentary: Fatal fetal paternalism

Dominic Wilkinson

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 28 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100542

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Commentary: Why autonomy needs help

Arthur L Caplan

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 15 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100492

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Commentary: Responsibly counselling women about the clinical management of pregnancies complicated by severe fetal anomalies

Frank Chervenak,
Laurence B McCullough

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 13 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100491

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Commentary: Distress from voluntary refusal of food and fluids to hasten death: what is the role of continuous deep sedation?

Mohamed Y Rady,
Joseph L Verheijde

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 29 October 2011 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100278

Current controversy

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Current controversy: Paper: The ethics of attaching research conditions to access to new health technologies

Stephen Holland,
Tony Hope

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 16 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100294

Ethics abstract

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Ethics abstract: Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding the status of ‘animal ingredients in medicines’ among medical professionals in a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai: a cross-sectional survey

Mangal M Jain,
Karan Thakkar

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 13 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100361

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Ethics abstract: Attitude towards plagiarism among Iranian medical students

Mahsa Ghajarzadeh,
Kiana Hassanpour,
Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad,
Arsia Jamali,
Saharnaz Nedjat,
Kiarash Aramesh

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 13 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100560

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Feature article: Predictive genetic testing in minors for late-onset conditions: a chronological and analytical review of the ethical arguments

Cara Mand,
Lynn Gillam,
Martin B Delatycki,
Rony E Duncan

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 8 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100055

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Feature article: Forced to be free? Increasing patient autonomy by constraining it

Neil Levy

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 8 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100207

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Feature article: What makes killing wrong?

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong,
Franklin G Miller

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 January 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100351

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Feature article: Biodefence and the production of knowledge: rethinking the problem

Allen Buchanan,
Maureen C Kelley

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 22 December 2011 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100387

Genetics

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Genetics: Paper: Genomic sovereignty and the African promise: mining the African genome for the benefit of Africa

Jantina de Vries,
Michael Pepper

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 6 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100448

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Genetics: Paper: An analysis of US fertility centre educational materials suggests that informed consent for preimplantation genetic diagnosis may be inadequate

Michelle Lynne LaBonte

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 6 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100154

Global medical ethics

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Global medical ethics: Paper: Mahātmā Gandhi's view on euthanasia and assisted suicide

Joris Gielen

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 28 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100268

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Global medical ethics: Paper: Ethical approval in developing countries is not optional

Edwin R van Teijlingen,
Padam P Simkhada

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 16 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100123

Law, ethics and medicine

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Should we respect precedent autonomy in life-sustaining treatment decisions?

Julian C Sheather

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 17 May 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100663

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Withdrawing and withholding artificial nutrition and hydration from patients in a minimally conscious state: Re: M and its repercussions

Julian C Sheather

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 17 May 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100662

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Is there no alternative? Conscientious objection by medical students

Robert F Card

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 3 May 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100190

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Enhancing informed consent best practices: gaining patient, family and provider perspectives using reverse simulation

Elizabeth Goldfarb,
John A Fromson,
Tristan Gorrindo,
Robert J Birnbaum

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 21 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100206

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Ethical issues raised by the introduction of payment for performance in France

Olivier Saint-Lary,
Isabelle Plu,
Michel Naiditch

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 6 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100159

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: Liberty or death; don't tread on me

Carwyn Hooper,
John Spicer

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 7 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100085

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Law, ethics and medicine: Paper: After-birth abortion: why should the baby live?

Alberto Giubilini,
Francesca Minerva

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 23 February 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100411

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Law, ethics and medicine: The case of biobank with the law: between a legal and scientific fiction

Judit Sándor,
Petra Bárd,
Claudio Tamburrini,
Torbjörn Tännsjö

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 24 September 2011 doi:10.1136/jme.2010.041632

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Law, ethics and medicine: Is the commercialisation of human tissue and body material forbidden in the countries of the European Union?

Christian Lenk,
Katharina Beier

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 22 June 2011 doi:10.1136/jme.2010.038760

Neuroethics

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Neuroethics: Cognitive neuroenhancement: false assumptions in the ethical debate

Andreas Heinz,
Roland Kipke,
Hannah Heimann,
Urban Wiesing

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 6 January 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100041

Public health ethics

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Public health ethics: Paper: Reducing the harmful effects of alcohol misuse: the ethics of sobriety testing in criminal justice

David Shaw,
Karyn McCluskey,
Will Linden,
Christine Goodall

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100304

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Public health ethics: Paper: Widening the debate about conflict of interest: addressing relationships between journalists and the pharmaceutical industry

Wendy Lipworth,
Ian Kerridge,
Melissa Sweet,
Christopher Jordens,
Catriona Bonfiglioli,
Rowena Forsyth

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 March 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100264

Reproductive ethics

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Reproductive ethics: Paper: Terminating pregnancy after prenatal diagnosis—with a little help of professional ethics?

Dagmar Schmitz

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 21 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100244

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Reproductive ethics: Paper: Survey of physicians' approach to severe fetal anomalies

Cara C Heuser,
Alexandra G Eller,
Janice L Byrne

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 January 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100340

Research ethics

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Response: Comment on ‘a capacity-based approach for addressing ancillary-care needs: implications for research in resource limited settings’

Henry S Richardson

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 19 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2012-100622

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Response: Reply to Marquis: how things stand with the ‘future like ours’ argument

Carson Strong

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 13 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100419

Teaching and learning ethics

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Teaching and learning ethics: Medical student essay: A long shadow: Nazi doctors, moral vulnerability and contemporary medical culture

Alessandra Colaianni

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 3 May 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100372

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Teaching and learning ethics: Paper: Clinical ethics ward rounds: building on the core curriculum

Lisa Parker,
Lisa Watts,
Helen Scicluna

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 25 April 2012 doi:10.1136/medethics-2011-100468

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Teaching and learning ethics: The morality of care: case study and review

Ryan Tatnell,
Phillipa J Malpas

J Med Ethics Published Online First: 26 May 2011 doi:10.1136/jme.2011.042911