Ethical aspects of ritual circumcision in males
Etické aspekty mužské rituální obřízky
Tato práce se zabývá otázkou, zda se lékař provádějící rituální obřízku nedostává do rozporu s principy lékařské etiky tím, že provádí výkon ne z důvodů léčebných, ale náboženských. Autoři předkládají argumenty, podle kterých tento lékař postupuje eticky.
Klíčová slova:
rituální obřízka - lékařská etika.
Authors:
Martin Pešl 1
; L. Zámečník 1; V. Soukup 1; J. Dvořáček
Authors‘ workplace:
Urologická klinika VFN a 1. LF UK, Praha, přednosta prof. MUDr. J. Dvořáček, DrSc. 2Katedra urologie IPVZ, Praha, vedoucí prof. MUDr. J. Dvořáček, DrSc.
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2004; (12): 744-745
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Overview
The paper deals with the problem of whether a physician performing ritual circumcision is getting into a conflict with principles of medical ethics by carrying out the intervention not for therapeutical but for religious reasons. The authors present arguments according to which such a physician acts ethically.
Key words:
ritual circumcision - medical ethics.
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