TY - JOUR T1 - The morality of care: case study and review JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 763 LP - 764 DO - 10.1136/jme.2011.042911 VL - 38 IS - 12 AU - Ryan Tatnell AU - Phillipa J Malpas Y1 - 2012/12/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/38/12/763.abstract N2 - This case concerns aspects of the treatment of a post-surgical patient in a major public hospital in New Zealand during the author's experiences as a fourth year medical student. This case is used to consider the interlinked ethical issues of sympathy, moral virtue, dignity and how the medical environment can realign these values. ER -