RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Moral dilemmas in surgical training: intent and the case for ethical ambiguity.
JF Journal of Medical Ethics
JO J Med Ethics
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Institute of Medical Ethics
SP 207
OP 211
DO 10.1136/jme.12.4.207
VO 12
IS 4
A1 M J Newton
YR 1986
UL http://jme.bmj.com/content/12/4/207.abstract
AB It is often assumed that the central problem in a medical ethics issue is determining which course of action is morally correct. There are some aspects of ethical issues that will yield to such analysis. However, at the core of important medical moral problems is an irreducible dilemma in which all possible courses of action, including inaction, seem ethically unsatisfactory. When facing these issues ethical behaviour depends upon an individual's understanding and acceptance of this painful dilemma without recourse to external moral authority.