| 释义 |
bioethics, n. pl. (const. as sing.)|baɪəʊˈɛθɪks|
[f. bio- + ethics s.v. ethic n.2]
The discipline dealing with ethical questions that arise as a result of advances in medicine and biology.
1971V. R. Potter Bioethics p.vii, The purpose of this book is to contribute to the future of the human species by promoting the formation of a new discipline, the discipline of Bioethics. Ibid. i. 26 Bioethics would attempt to balance cultural appetites against physiological needs in terms of public policy. 1977Annals R. College Physicians & Surgeons of Canada X. 130/1 Because of its strong component of moral and religious values, bioethics is a delicate and difficult subject. 1978Observer 30 July 9/3 The first successful completion of a pregnancy begun in the laboratory does raise some interesting issues. They fall into that area of debate which the Americans call..‘bio-ethics’. 1984New Scientist 9 Aug. 34/1 A professional philosopher with a particular interest in bioethics.
Hence bioˈethical a.; bioethicist |-ˈɛθɪsɪst|, an expert in or student of bioethics.
1973Hastings Center Studies I. i. 73/1 The discipline of bioethics should be so designed..that it will directly..serve those physicians and biologists whose position demands that they make the practical decisions. This requires, ideally, a number of ingredients as part of the training..of the bioethicist. 1974Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 8 July 177 Maintaining a critical tension between the individual and the bioethical dimensions. 1977Lancet 13 Aug. 347/2 It seems that in the United States, notwithstanding legislative attempts to settle bioethical issues, the courts will have the final say. 1978Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 Nov. 1270/1 A decade ago there was only a handful of bioethicists in the country — small numbers of theologians, philosophers, sociologists and others. 1983Church Times 28 Jan. 7/2 A bioethicist examines the ethical implications of the IVF method against the background of general human ethics. |