ethical dilemma
collocation in Englishmeaningsofethicalanddilemma
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ethical
adjective
uk/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˈeθ.ɪ.kəl/
relating to beliefs about what is morally right ...
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dilemma
noun[C]
uk/daɪˈlem.ə/us/daɪˈlem.ə/
a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things you ...
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(Definition ofethicalanddilemmafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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They asked participants to relate a recentethicaldilemmathey had encountered in their medical practice.
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Theethicaldilemmaover the rights of the embryos turns, in the clinical context, into questions of fact.
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The questionnaire contained both questions and six clinical trial scenarios, each with anethicaldilemma.
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However, as we know in my case there was anethicaldilemma.
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The critical patient who refuses treatment: anethicaldilemma.
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A prospective randomized trial of early diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis: a uniqueethicaldilemma.
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Among such matters is theethicaldilemmaof how acceptable it is for teachers and editors to improve a text.
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Theethicaldilemmais amplified due to the fact that ultrasound examination does not always provide 100% certainty concerning the situation.
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It would appear that theethicaldilemmalingers.
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In fact, their purpose is to illuminate the issues, which underlie anethicaldilemma, rather than to offer a neat solution.
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In the last stage - selecting a course of action to resolve theethicaldilemma-the model requires discernment of options and projection of the consequences of each choice.
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The relative importance of these conflicting principles is at the heart of thisethicaldilemma, and this can then form the basis of further discussion and reflection.
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The professionals describe theethicaldilemmathey find themselves in, balancing the demands of being an efficient manager, responsible for the budget and, at the same time, a sympathetic care-giver.
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One solution to thisethicaldilemmalies in going beyond verification of what goes on in relevant laboratories, whether public or private, to imposing stricter limitations.
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Theethicaldilemmafor public health ethics in this arena is to identify means to foster transabilities which move away from disability and dependence to maximise autonomy and civic participation.
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Whether conflicts arise between patients and/or surrogates and clinicians or within the clinical team, these differences ordinarily will not rise to the level of a bona fideethicaldilemma.
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