{"title":"The Ethical Standard for End-of-Life Decisions for Unrepresented Patients.","authors":"Matthew Shea","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2416122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2416122","url":null,"abstract":"There has been increasing awareness of the medical and moral challenges in the care of unrepresented patients: those who cannot make their own medical decisions, do not have any surrogate decision maker, and have not indicated their treatment preferences. Most discussions have focused on procedural questions such as who should make decisions for these patients. An issue that has not gotten enough attention is the ethical standard that should govern medical decision making. I explore the question of which ethical standard provides better justification for end-of-life decisions for unrepresented patients. Two options are considered: the conventional and less demanding best interest standard, and the novel and more demanding medical futility standard. I explain the similarities and differences between these two standards, examine arguments for and against each one, and suggest that the medical futility standard is ethically superior and should replace the established best interest standard.","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"81 1","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142486341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lorenah E Vásquez,Miriam Rich,Lisa Campo-Engelstein
{"title":"Beyond Policing Bodies: A Broader Conception of Fairness in Women's Sports.","authors":"Lorenah E Vásquez,Miriam Rich,Lisa Campo-Engelstein","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2402186","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2402186","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"40 1","pages":"29-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medical Interpretation Services: Challenges for LEP Communities.","authors":"Mariam Habhab,Michelle T Pham","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2399848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2399848","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"18 1","pages":"72-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Is Considered \"Fair\" Depends on the Purposes of Elite Sports.","authors":"Anna C F Lewis,Sarah Polcz","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2399855","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2399855","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"9 1","pages":"35-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Federalism and Infrastructural Responsibility","authors":"Tiffany Bystra, Jacob Moses","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2399841","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2399841","url":null,"abstract":"Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 24, No. 11, 2024)","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142448829","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Categorically Complicated","authors":"Pam R. Sailors, Charlene Weaving","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2399859","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2399859","url":null,"abstract":"Published in The American Journal of Bioethics (Vol. 24, No. 11, 2024)","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142443872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bridging Ethics and Evidence: Language as a Critical Determinant of Health Equity.","authors":"Vishala Mishra,Damián E Blasi,Joseph P Dexter","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2402179","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2402179","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"13 1","pages":"66-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patients with Limited English Proficiency: Legal Mandates for Language Assistance Services.","authors":"Thaddeus Mason Pope","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2399833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2399833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"43 1","pages":"78-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Praise of Logical Inconsistency: World Athletics and the Evidence Bar of the \"Reasonable Person in Good Faith\".","authors":"Silvia Camporesi,Sarah Teetzel","doi":"10.1080/15265161.2024.2399860","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2024.2399860","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":501008,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Bioethics","volume":"95 1","pages":"21-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142439351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}