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|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_ethics
|title=Medical ethics
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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is an applied branch of ethics which analyzes the practice of clinical medicine and related scientific research. Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionals can refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict. These values include the respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Beauchamp
|issn=2325-9205
|DOI=10.12746/swrccc.v3i9.185
}}</ref> Medical ethics is particularly relevant in decisions regarding involuntary treatment and involuntary commitment.<ref name="WP">{{URLwikipedia|Medical_ethics|Medical ethics|2022-06-12}}</ref>
==Values==
* '''Beneficence''' – a practitioner should act in the best interest of the patient.<ref name="auto1"/>
* '''Non-maleficence''' – to not be the cause of harm. Also, "Utility" – to promote more good than harm.<ref name="auto1"/>
* '''Justice''' – concerns the distribution of scarce health resources, and the decision of who gets what treatment.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="WP"/> {{SEEALSO}}* [[Jewish medical ethics]]
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