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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ETHICS Fournal of the Institute of Medical Ethics VOLUME 25 « 1999 Editor: Raanan Gillon Consulting Editors: Sir Douglas Black, Professor Robin Downie Editorial Associate: Tony Hope Technical Editor: Ann Lloyd Editorial Assistant: Maureen Bannatyne Case Conference Associate: Brian Hurwitz EDITORIAL BOARD Thomas Oppé (Chairman John Haldane Alain Pompidou EX OFFICIO K M Boyd John Harris Octavi Quintana Richard Smith Margaret Brazier Roger Higgs The Very Reverend Richard West Brendan Callaghan SJ Rt Hon Sir Patrick Edward Shotter Anthony Culyer Nairne Bob Williamson Donna Dickenson Allyson Pollock BM] PUBLISHING GROUP Journal of Medical Ethics 1999325:569 American National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature Library classification scheme (the Kennedy 1 Ethic Ll 18 Human Experimentation 18.1 G 18.2 Pr 10 Sexuality 18.3 In x i 18.4 Bel 11 Contraception 12 Philosophy of Biology 19 Artificial and Transplanted Organs/ 1 Ge Tissues EE tior d ( 19.1 Genera Hearts Philosophy of Medicine and Health ero 19.3 Kidne 1.1 Philosophy of the Health Professions Eye ee 19.4 Bk General 5 Dor Philosophy of Medicine 13 Population 3. Philos of Nur z 13.1 General 14 Reproductive Technologies Science/Technology and Society 14.1 Gener 5.1 Genera 1 Technology Assessr Codes of Professional Ethics Sociology of Medicine 15 Genetics, Molecular Biology and 7.1 Genera Microbiology Medical Educa 15.1 Ger Py> Professional-Patient Relationship 21 International and Political Dimen- sions of Biology and Medicine 1.1 Genera The Neurosciences and Mental Health Therapies Gene VOLUME 25 « CONTENTS No 1 FEBRUARY 1999 Page 3 Editorial: Euthanasia in the Netherland own the slippery slope ? 5 Guest editorial: Medicalised erections on demand? Sir Douglas Black 8 Assessment of physician-assisted death by members of the public prosecution in Netherlands hi teline M ¢ tperus-B sma, Gerrit van der Wai, ¢ aspar W NI Paul ¥ van der Maa Voluntary euthanasia under control? Fu Netherlands Henk Fochemsen, Fohn Slippery slopes in flat countries — a response JohanneJs M van Delde Conditions required for a law on active voluntary euthanasia: a survey of opinions in the Australian Capital Territ« Betty Kitche Selecting subjects for participation in clinical research: one sphere of justice Charles Weyer Relationships between various attitudes towards self-determination in health care with special reference to an advance directive Martin Eisemann, férg Richter Teaching medical ethics: Do case studies mislead about the nature of reality? Stephen Pattison, Donna Dickenson, Michael Parker, Tom He Teaching medica 11 ethics: e Do studie7 s of tthhee n naturree of casessc mmMi sllee ad } ab}o + of cases? A response to Pattison et al Roger Higgs How physician executives and clinicians perceive ethical issues in Saudi I1 ospitals Khalid Saad Bin Saeed Thank you to the journal’s assessors Letters Book reviews 36, 41,56,70 News and notes Notice to contributors Institute of Medical Ethics information Editorial: What’s ‘new’ about ‘genetics’? Robert W Cloning, killing, and identity Jeff McMahan Should we clone human beings? Cloning as a source of tissue for transplant Fulian Savulescu Human reproductive cl ment Ge Genetics ¢ latal Clk Can we learn from Beyond the disorder: one { Genetic screening with the DNA chip: a new Pandora’s box? Yolfram Henn Indigenous peoples and the morality of the Human Genome Diversity Project Michael Dodson, Robert Williamson Should we genetically test everyone for haemochromatosis? Katrina Allen, Robert Williamson , 129,136 News and notes Notice to contributors Institute of Medical Ethics information No 3 JUNE 1999 Editorial: Empirical medical ethics Tony Hope Guest editorial: Reply to Farsides’s editorial: palliative care - a euthanasia-free zone Fiona Randall Equitable rationing of highly specialised health care services for children: a perspec- tive from South Africa Willem A Landman, Lesley D Henle Genetically determined obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome: the ethics and legality of treatment Anthony F Holland, Josephine Wong Sterilisation of incompetent mentally handicapped persons: a model for decision making Joke PM Denekens, Herman Nys, Hugo Stuer A problem for the idea of voluntary euthanasia Nez Campbell Advance directives are the solution to Dr Campbell’s problem for voluntary euthanasia Antony Fle Protective truthfulness: the Chinese way of safeguarding patients in informed treatment decisions Mei-che Samantha Pang Abandonment of terminally ill patients in the Byzantine era. An ancient tradition? John Lascaratos, Effie Poulakou-Rebelakou, Spyros Marketos Research, ethics and conflicts of interest Mules Little Can the written information to research subjects be improved? - an empirical study Else Bjorn, Peter Rossel, Soren Holm Performance of research ethics committees in Spain. A prospective study of 100 applications for clinical trial protocols on medicines Rafael Dal-Reé, Fulian Espada, Rafael Ortega Responses by four Local Research Ethics Committees to submitted proposals Gerry Kent Letter Book reviews , 236, 241, 244,258 News and notes Notice to contributors Institute of Medical Ethics information No 4 AUGUST 1999 Page 291 ‘Editorial: Research into emergency treatments - could the offer of ‘advance directives’ help? Raanan Gillon 293 Guest editorial: Bioethics in and from Asia Darryl Mace? 296 Family consent, communication, and advance directives for cancer disclosure: a Japanese case and discussion Akira Akabayashi, Michael D Fetters, Todd S Elwyn 302 Survey of Japanese physicians’ attitudes towards the care of adult patients in persist- ent vegetative state Arsusht Asai, Munetaka Maekawa, Ichiro Akiguchi, Tsuguya Fukui, Yasuhiko Miura, Noboru Tanabe, Shunichi Fukuhara The status of the do-not-resuscitate order in Chinese clinical trial patients in a cancer centre Jacqueline Ming Liu, Wet Chun Lin, Yuh Min Chen, Hsiao Wei Wu, Nai Shun Yao, Li Tzong Chen, Facqueline Whang-Peng Ancient Chinese medical ethics and the four principles of biomedical ethics Dani Fu-Chang Tsai The ambiguity about death in Japan: an ethical implication for organ procurement John Robert McConnell, III Should Zelen pre-randomised consent designs be used in some neonatal trials? Peter Allmark Debate Letter Book No 3 OCTOBER 1999 Editorial forming the 1983 Mental Health Act 7 Guest editorial: Presumed consent or contracting out C/ Teaching medical } ] ethics: Evaluating ethi cs commnpeettenecnec e ini n medsidcicaalle ec Savulescu, Roger Crisp, K W M Fulford, Tony Hope Resurrecting autonomy during resuscitation - the concept of profe judgment Michael Arda Parental consent t : anything new: ‘hristopher Meyer Wendy A Roge The role of ethical principles in health care and the implications for ethical codes Alexander E Limenta Attitudes of the Lebanese public regarding disclosure of serious illne M Adib, Ghassan N Hamadel Medical ethics around the world: Bioethics regulations in Turkey Erd Hospice and euthanasia in the Netherlands: an ethical point of view F PA Janssens, Henk A : ten Have, Zbigniew Zylicz League tables, institutional success and professional ethics At the coalface: medical ethics in practice ‘He is too young doctor’ Josef Knecht Letter Book reviews 381, 387, 398, 403 News and notes Notice to contributors Institute of Medical Ethics Information No 6 DECEMBER 1999 Page 135 Editorial: End-of-life decisions Raanan Gillon 437 Guest editorial: The medical ethics of physician-assisted suicide Jom L Beaucl 440 Withholding/withdrawing treatment from neonates: legislation and official guidelines across Europe Hazel E McHaffie, Marina Cuttini, Gabriele Brélz-Voit, Liesbeth Randag, Raymond Mousty, Anne-Marie Duguet, Bertil Wennergren, Paolo Benciolin The milk and the honey: ethics of artificial nutrition and hydration of the elderly on the other side of Europe Tina Garanis-Papadatos, Aristotle Katsas Food refusal in prisoners: a communication or a method of self-killing? The role of the psychiatrist and resulting ethical challenges Bea Brockman Autonomy, rationality and the wish to die David M Clarke Bioethics of the refusal of blood by Jehovah’s Witnesses: part 3. A proposal for a don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy Osamu Muramoto Jehovah’s Witnesses’ refusal of blood: obedience to scripture and religious conscience Donald T Ridley Re-examining death: against a higher brain criterion fosie Fisher The virtue of nursing: the covenant of care Ann Bradshax Arguments for zero tolerance of sexual contact between doctors and patients RM Cullen 487 On becoming non-judgmental: some difficulties for an ethics of counselling Martin Johnston 19] Debate: The family rule: a framework for obtaining ethical consent for medical interventions from children DM Foreman 197 Debate: Commentary on the “Family Rule” Priscilla Alderson 499 Debate: The family rule: a reply to Alderson DM Foreman 501 Fraud, misconduct or normal science in medical research - an empirical study of demarcation Niels Lynde, Lars Facobsson, Erik Lundgren 507 Teaching medical ethics: Power and the teaching of medical ethics Barbara Nicholas 514 Teaching medical ethics: An international survey of medical ethics curricula in Asia Michio Miyasaka, Akira Akabayashi, Ichiro Kai, Gen Ohi Autonomy, liberalism and advance care planning Sharon Ikonomidis, Peter A Singer Roswell, Hanger 84 A A McConnell The role of literature in medical education. A commentary on the poem: Roswell, Hanger 84 Robin Downie Altruism, blood donation and public policy: a reply to Keown Hugh V McLachlan At the coalface: medical ethics in practice: Pregnancy, autonomy and paternalism Gillian M Lockwood At the coalface, but on the receiving end Peter Dewland, Jane Dewland Thank you to the journal’s assessors Letters Book reviews wUa eI ndex —UUUUIIII Wo , 476, 481, 486, 506,540 News and notes VI ~I UW Notice to contributors