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Newsletter: The Center For Professional Ethics, Winter 1994, Case Western Reserve University Jan 1994

Newsletter: The Center For Professional Ethics, Winter 1994, Case Western Reserve University

Center for Professional Ethics

Table of Contents:

  • Director's Corner by Robert P. Lawry
  • Carter Lecture a Success
  • Save the Dates
  • News & Notes


Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1994 Jan 1994

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1994

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

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Concepts Of Animal Well-Being And Predicting The Impact Of Procedures On Experimental Animals, D. J. Mellor, C. S. W. Reid Jan 1994

Concepts Of Animal Well-Being And Predicting The Impact Of Procedures On Experimental Animals, D. J. Mellor, C. S. W. Reid

Experimental Research and Animal Welfare Collection

1. We argue that:

• in their application to non-human animals, 'welfare' and 'well-being' are interchangeable words; and that

• good welfare/well-being is the state of being manifest in an animal when its nutritional, environmental, health, behavioural and mental needs are met.

2. These latter are essentially the 'five freedoms' formulated by the Farm Animal Welfare Council of the United Kingdom.

3. Using the five freedoms as a basis, we have developed a system for assessing the impact of a proposed animal experiment or usage. The freedoms are now transformed into 'domains of potential compromise' and are redefined better to …


The Next Decade: A Shifting Focus, Henry Spira Jan 1994

The Next Decade: A Shifting Focus, Henry Spira

Commentaries and Editorials

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Biological Determinism Or Genetic Discrimination, George P. Smith Ii Jan 1994

Biological Determinism Or Genetic Discrimination, George P. Smith Ii

Scholarly Articles

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The Changing Nature Of The Bioethics Movement, Sandra H. Johnson Jan 1994

The Changing Nature Of The Bioethics Movement, Sandra H. Johnson

All Faculty Scholarship

Commemorating the thirtieth anniversary of the field of bioethics, this article analyzes the future of bioethics by identifying its role in intellectual history and classifying stages of its development.

Part I considers the formative role of Quinlan, where the New Jersey Supreme Court held that the withdrawal of medical treatment is legally permissible under some circumstances. Quinlan and its progeny established a legal framework for life-sustaining treatment decisionmaking, affirming the use of substituted judgment or best interests standards.

In Part II the article documents the framework shift brought by Cruzan, a high-profile case challenging a family’s authority to make medical …