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This is a provocative call to rethink America's values in health care.
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Like Pellegrino, Daniel (Dan) Callahan is also one of the forefathers of the field of medical ethics.
A prolific author, Dan published 47 books and some 800 articles and blogs. Dan is also the co-founder of the Hastings Center in New York, one of the leading research centers on medical ethics in the world. In many ways, his vision established medical ethics as a legitimate field of studies.
In Setting Limits, Callahan suggests the concept of a “full biographical life span,” meaning the point at which it can be said that a person has lived a complete, fulfilling, whole…
From Raphael's list on medical ethics and end-of-life.
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