1. 1This much-cited quotation apparently stems from a speech by William Stewart, the Surgeon General in 1967. William H. Stewart. 1967. A Mandate for State Action. Presented at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers, Washington, DC, Dec. 4, 1967. See http://pages.pomona.edu/~nvh04747/Bio189L/intro.html#1 (accessed 15 May 2005); see also Margie
2. 2See Tom L. Beauchamp & James F. Childress. 2001.Principles of Biomedical Ethics (5th edition).New York. Oxford University Press; Tom L. Beauchamp & James F. Childress. 1979.Principles of Biomedical Ethics (1st edition).New York. Oxford University Press; Samuel Gorovitz, Ruth Macklin, Andrew L. Jameton, John M. O'Connor & Susan Sherwin, eds. 1983.Moral Problems in Medicine (2nd edition). Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall; Samuel Gorovitz. 1982 (paperback ed. 1985).Doctors' Dilemmas: Moral Conflict and Medical Care. New York. Oxford University Press.
3. 3Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler & William J. Winslade. 1982.Clinical Ethics. New York. Macmillan Publishing Co.
4. 4Tom L. Beauchamp & LeRoy Walters, eds. 1978.Contemporary Issues in Bioethics. Encino Ca. Dickenson Publishing Co: 58; John W. Davis, Barry Hoffmaster & Sarah Shorten, eds. 1978.Contemporary Issues in Biomedical Ethics. Clifton, N.J. The HUMANA Press: vi.
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