Doctors, Honour and the Law: Medical Ethics in Imperial GermanyMedical ethics in Imperial Germany were entangled with professional, legal and social issues. This book shows how doctors' ethical decision-making was led by their notions of male honour, professional politics and a paternalistic doctor-patient relationship rather than concern for patients' interests or the right of the sick to self-determination. |
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The Debate on Private versus Public Interests | 47 |
SelfDetermination versus Paternalism | 69 |
The Literature on Medical Ethics | 95 |
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