The religious beliefs of students and the teaching of medical ethics: a comment on Brassington

Hugh V. McLachlan

doi:10.1136/jme.2007.021121

The religious beliefs of students and the teaching of medical ethics: a comment on Brassington

Hugh V. McLachlan

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Abstract

It has recently been suggested by Brassington that, when students in classes in medical ethics announce that some view that they wish to express is related to their religious convictions, the teacher is obliged to question them explicitly about the suggested link. Here, a different conclusion is reached. The view is upheld that, although the stratagem recommended by Brassington is permissible and might sometimes be desirable, it is not obligatory nor is it, in general, likely to be optimal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	396-398
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Medical Ethics
Volume	34
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/jme.2007.021121
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2008

Keywords

medical ethics
teaching ethics
religion and ethics

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