As currently practiced, bioethics is largely irrelevant to those who are affected by new biomedical technology. The bioethics community could recover from this crisis by applying classical-liberal precepts about human nature and absolute power to crucial issues such as patient autonomy, physician responsibility, and human dignity.
A Classical-Liberal Response to the Crisis of Bioethics
By Lauren K. Hall
This
article
appeared in
the Summer 2010 issue of The Independent Review.