Citation

Childress JF. J. Med. Philos. 1985; 10(1): 63-83.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Society for Health and Human Values, Publisher University of Chicago Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3981083

Abstract

The author explores some of the conceptual and moral issues raised when health care professionals or laypersons disobey laws related to health care. He sketches a framework for the moral justification of three major types of illegal action--civil disobedience, conscientious objection or refusal, and evasive noncompliance--and then applies his conceptual and normative frameworks to particular bioethical issues, such as "mercy killing" and treatment refusal.

Language: en