Response to Morreim, "A Deeper Look at Ethics Consultation".

Abstract

AbstractIn her article "A Deeper Look at Ethics Consultation" Haavi Morreim responds to my argument about surrogate trauma and prioritization. Morreim and I both have significant reservations about conventional healthcare ethics consultation (HEC) practice, and those general concerns about HEC are the focus of much of Morreim's commentary. I will first respond to important issues Morreim raises about my prioritization of surrogate decision makers' trauma in certain end-of-life ethics disputes, and then I will turn my attention to her general arguments about the practice of clinical ethics that bear directly on my stance.