BMC Medical Ethics - Latest articlesThe latest articles from BMC Medical Ethics (ISSN 1472-6939) published by BioMed CentralCesarean delivery on maternal request: can the ethical problem be solved by the principlist approach- June 17, 2008 In this article, we use the principlist approach to identify, analyse and attempt to solve the ethical problem raised by a pregnant woman's request for cesarean delivery in absence of medical indications. We use two different types of premises: factual (facts about cesarean delivery and specifically attitudes of obstetricians as derived from the EUROBS European study) and value premises (principles of beneficence and non-maleficence, respect for autonomy and justice)....http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6939/9/11 |