Developing a sense of right and wrong in the context of community is an important part in functioning in the social world of life and work. But we often take the complexity of the ethical dimensions ...

In summary, the framework asks moral reasoners to distill background facts and identify all relevant stakeholders before articulating options for ethical action. Then, it encourages them to ask: ...

Clinical reasoning using psychosocial criteria is consistent with, but secondary to, principles of medical utility when deciding who to transplant to achieve the best possible medical benefit and ...

There are many different principles on which to draw in moral reasoning about specific environmental problems. This lesson reviews three basic pairs of principles: justice and sustainability; ...

Holland Kaplan, MD, is an assistant professor in the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy and the Section of General Internal Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In this Q&A with ...