Clinical Bioethics and its practice

Abstract

Clinical bioethics appears with Andre Hellegers related to ethical decisions in medical practice, and since bioethics principialism concept, it is expanding due to other moral analysis alternatives. Currently there are several methodological proposals related to decision making in clinical ethics. This article aims to present the methods of David C. Thomasma, Diego Gracia, Albert R. Jons and James F. Drane, since they are the most commonly used for analysis of conflicts, problems or moral dilemmas that arise in clinical practice and care. It follows that all methods are intended to assist in the preparation of decision making rationale. Certainly, the biggest challenge is to choose one that enables a rational, systematic, and objective study of problems and that permits exploitation of facts in their particularities, because the clearer they are, the easier will be the analysis of conflicting values.