Bioethics at the intersection of politics, society, and healthcare: the significance of media debate analyses.

IF 3 1区 哲学 Q1 ETHICS
Niklas Ellerich-Groppe, Bettina M Zimmermann
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Abstract

Since the "empirical turn" in bioethics, empirical inquiries have gained momentum in bioethical research. However, the relevance of the systematic analysis of media debates for empirical bioethics and the corresponding methodological requirements have so far been rather underexplored. Thus, the existing approaches are methodologically heterogeneous and their significance for bioethical inquiries has not been systematically discussed. In this paper, we provide a critical reflection on the significance of media debate analyses for bioethics, which lies in the possibility of investigating the unique intersection of bioethics, politics, society, and healthcare. Through a rapid scoping review, we outline the characteristics of published media debate analyses and show the heterogeneity of the field in terms of methodologies, academic disciplines, and topics covered. We identify four levels on which these publications contribute to bioethics research: (1) by providing a descriptive empirical context; (2) by describing ethical aspects of a health topic; (3) by identifying and evaluating moral problems; and (4) by providing an ethical evaluation of media debates. Based on this, we outline basic methodological requirements, address the limitations of media debate analyses for bioethics, and indicate recent and future advancements in the field.

生物伦理学在政治,社会和医疗保健的交叉点:媒体辩论分析的意义。
自生命伦理学的“实证转向”以来,实证调查在生命伦理学研究中获得了动力。然而,到目前为止,对媒体辩论的系统分析与经验生物伦理学和相应的方法要求的相关性尚未得到充分探讨。因此,现有的方法在方法上是异质的,它们对生物伦理调查的意义尚未得到系统的讨论。在本文中,我们对媒体辩论分析对生命伦理学的意义进行了批判性反思,这在于调查生命伦理学,政治,社会和医疗保健的独特交叉点的可能性。通过快速的范围审查,我们概述了已发表的媒体辩论分析的特征,并显示了该领域在方法、学术学科和所涵盖主题方面的异质性。我们确定了这些出版物对生物伦理学研究的贡献的四个层面:(1)通过提供描述性的经验背景;(2)通过描述健康主题的伦理方面;(3)识别和评价道德问题;(4)对媒体辩论进行道德评估。在此基础上,我们概述了基本的方法要求,解决了生物伦理学媒体辩论分析的局限性,并指出了该领域最近和未来的进展。
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BMC Medical Ethics
BMC Medical Ethics MEDICAL ETHICS-
CiteScore
5.20
自引率
7.40%
发文量
108
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: BMC Medical Ethics is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in relation to the ethical aspects of biomedical research and clinical practice, including professional choices and conduct, medical technologies, healthcare systems and health policies.
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