Éthique en santé

J Med Philos. 2026 Aug 20:jhag025. doi: 10.1093/jmp/jhag025. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT It has been proposed that technical systems that estimate patient choices and preferences should guide treatment when patients are incapacitated. However, the ethical debate about such Patient Preference…

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2026 Jun 29;338:343-347. doi: 10.3233/SHTI260860. ABSTRACT Consent is essential in health data donation because it defines the conditions under which donated data may be used. This raises the question of how consent and data use conditions can be represented in a…

J Med Ethics. 2026 Jul 3:jme-2026-112287. doi: 10.1136/jme-2026-112287. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Braun has recently argued in this journal that an autonomy-based approach to assisted dying avoids the expressivist objection, namely that limiting access to assisted dying to those with…

Trop Doct. 2026 May 21:494755261453715. doi: 10.1177/00494755261453715. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Informed consent is a foundational doctrine in contemporary bioethics, rooted in respect for patient autonomy, bodily integrity, and the moral legitimacy of clinical intervention. Its modern…

Health Care Anal. 2026 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s10728-026-00596-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Rapid advances in AI for medical applications are accompanied by an increasing demand for vast datasets. Privacy constraints - legal restrictions such as GDPR, as well as more general ethical concerns -…

J Burn Care Res. 2026 Jun 13:irag097. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irag097. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Burn care frequently relies on extensive documentation, including graphic photographic images and detailed clinical records. While these materials are essential for diagnosis, treatment planning, and…

BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12913-026-15056-2. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patient safety emerges where clinical risk governance intersects with ethical duties of non-maleficence, respect for autonomy, and institutional accountability. Safety culture surveys and…

Surg Endosc. 2026 May;40(5):3587-3595. doi: 10.1007/s00464-026-12770-0. Epub 2026 Apr 13. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Social media has become an increasingly prevalent platform for exchanging health information, facilitating professional networking, promoting education, and fostering public engagement…

Acute Crit Care. 2026 May;41(2):213-225. doi: 10.4266/acc.001872. Epub 2026 May 28. ABSTRACT Ethical principles such as maximizing benefit, fairness, and procedural justice are frequently invoked in discussions on critical care resource allocation during public health emergencies. The coronavirus…

BMC Med Ethics. 2026 May 6;27(1):100. doi: 10.1186/s12910-026-01450-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Little is known about how financial influences affect medical decision-making and may challenge the primacy principle of patient welfare. First qualitative results in cancer medicine identified specific…

Xenotransplantation. 2026 Jul-Aug;33(4):e70157. doi: 10.1111/xen.70157. ABSTRACT Xenotransplantation has entered a phase of accelerated clinical translation, necessitating renewed international consensus on governance, ethics, safety, and regulatory oversight. In September 2025, the International…

J Med Ethics. 2026 Jun 10:jme-2025-111602. doi: 10.1136/jme-2025-111602. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The world's first clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of xenotransplantation (XT), in which kidneys from genetically modified pigs are transplanted into human recipients, is…

Reprod Fertil. 2026 Jul 1;7(3):RAF250124. doi: 10.1530/RAF-25-0124. ABSTRACT ABSTRACT: Surrogacy is a form of assisted reproductive technology in which a woman carries a child on behalf of an individual or couple and relinquishes the child following birth. Since its emergence in its contemporary…

Wiad Lek. 2026;79(5):1127-1133. doi: 10.36740/WLek/220843. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Aim: To examine the right to refuse medical treatment and resuscitation as a component of somatic rights, to analyze comparative legal frameworks in the USA, EU member states and Ukraine, and to identify criteria for…

Nurs Inq. 2026 Jul;33(3):e70107. doi: 10.1111/nin.70107. ABSTRACT Decisions about limiting directives and Do Not Resuscitate orders in perianesthesia settings raise enduring ethical questions about power, responsibility, and compassion in clinical practice. This article advances the emancipatory…

Clin Dermatol. 2026 May 22:S0738-081X(26)00131-8. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2026.05.005. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT An aging population has introduced increased complexity into dermatologic care, particularly among older adults with significant comorbidities, functional dependence, cognitive…

Une anecdote, chez une amie médecin. Un jour, quelqu’un a cogné à sa porte, un homme de 70 ans, récemment éprouvé par un deuil. Il allait la voir car il avait soudain réalisé qu’il n’a jamais pensé à ce que serait une « bonne mort » pour lui. Si cette anecdote devait dire quelque chose, ce serait…

HEC Forum. 2026 Aug 20. doi: 10.1007/s10730-026-09605-9. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Shared decision-making (SDM) is a structured negotiation process, that seeks to strike a balance between the physician and the patient. This deliberative model, in which the expertise, values and preferences of…

Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2026 Aug 13;23(1):40. doi: 10.1007/s11897-026-00772-x. ABSTRACT PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Device deactivation in patients with heart failure is an increasingly relevant clinical and ethical challenge as the use of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices expands. RECENT FINDINGS:…

Nurs Crit Care. 2026 Sep;31(5):e70630. doi: 10.1111/nicc.70630. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Intensive care units (ICUs) constitute a highly challenging environment for patients' relatives due to critical illnesses and uncertain prognoses, creating significant ethical and emotional strain. Family members…

AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2026 Aug 18:1-8. doi: 10.1080/23294515.2026.2718057. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: End-of-life treatment decisions can be morally complex and may lead to contention. Clinical ethicists are often consulted to address uncertainty or conflict during end-of-life…

Gac Sanit. 2026 Jul 3;40:102625. doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2026.102625. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Spain has made relevant progress in the planning, visibility and organisation of palliative care, but territorial inequalities, differences in access and still insufficient guarantees for patients…

J Intensive Care Med. 2026 Jun 30:8850666261465291. doi: 10.1177/08850666261465291. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Advances in organ transplantation and mechanical circulatory support technologies have deepened the ethical complexity of care for critically ill patients across the donation…

Int Rev Psychiatry. 2026 May 24:1-9. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2026.2672615. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT In Canada, the legalization of medical assistance in dying where mental illness is the sole underlying medical condition (MAiD MI-SUMC) has prompted much national debate. Within the medical…

Twenty years ago, I wrote the first essay published in Hastings Bioethics Forum. At that time, online publications were new and many people were suspicious of them. My essay reflected on the reliability of the internet for scholars: Would the links to their publications remain? “The other day I…

Volume 26, Issue 8 , August 2026, Page 90-93 .

BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2026 Aug 20:spcare-2026-006358. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2026-006358. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have the potential to transform access to and delivery of palliative care globally-an urgent unmet need-in part by early…

Digit Health. 2026 Aug 12;12:20552076261478845. doi: 10.1177/20552076261478845. eCollection 2026 Jan-Dec. ABSTRACT Care is central to medical practice. However, care is currently being re-defined due to the computational logic that is central to digital medicine. For those with serious mental…

Presse Med. 2026 Jun 29:104372. doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2026.104372. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into healthcare systems, offering transformative opportunities in diagnostics, treatment personalization, predictive analytics, and workflow…

BMC Palliat Care. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1186/s12904-026-02191-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Palliative care improves the quality of life of people living with life-limiting conditions and their families; however, global access remains constrained by workforce shortages and late…

J Assist Reprod Genet. 2026 Aug 19. doi: 10.1007/s10815-026-04009-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to examine Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) physicians' views regarding ethically challenging clinical scenarios. METHODS: This national, cross…

Genet Med Open. 2026 May 27;4:104405. doi: 10.1016/j.gimo.2026.104405. eCollection 2026. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Polygenic embryo screening (PES), or preimplantation genetic testing for polygenic conditions/traits, is an emerging application of polygenic risk scores within in vitro fertilization…

J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2026 Jul 30:103480. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2026.103480. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Polygenic Disorders (PGT-P) emerged as a novel application of reproductive genetics. Through polygenic risk scores (PRS), proponents of PGT-P claim to…

Fam Cancer. 2026 Jun 11;25(2):62. doi: 10.1007/s10689-026-00576-x. ABSTRACT Genetic screening of gamete donors bears critical importance for protecting donor-conceived offspring. This case report describes a woman in her forties who discovered through genealogical testing that she carries a Lynch…