Reframing Ongoing Debates: New Perspectives Modifying Moral Insights to Improve Patient Care

In this issue of the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, the authors respond to evolving philosophical frameworks amid scientific discoveries, new medical technologies, and ongoing debates in biomedical ethics. Specifically, the authors address new developments in defining disease, physician-assisted death, and upholding virtue while obtaining consent from a patient or potential research subject. By bringing new perspectives to ongoing debates in biomedical ethics, these essays reframe traditional issues in the field to find clarity for improving patient care.