The question of whether clinical ethics consultants may engage in patient advocacy in the course of consultation has not been addressed, but it highlights for the field that consultants? allegiances, and the boundaries of appropriate professional practice, must be better understood. I consider arguments for and against patient advocacy in clinical ethics consultation, which demonstrate that patient advocacy is permissible, but not central to the practice of consultation. I then offer four recommendations for consultants who engage in patient advocacy, and (...) consider the implications of this issue for the field.1. (shrink)

The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 8, Page 13-15, August 2012.

For Alesha to give valid and sufficient consent to a COVID-19 vaccine, she must possess both capacity and competency. Let us consider each in turn.Does Alesha have capacity? Is she approaching her...

The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 8, Page 11-13, August 2012.

The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 8, Page 15-17, August 2012.