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To analyze the ethical and philosophical implications of the medical maxim 'do no harm' and evaluate its role in establishing medicine as a moral enterprise.

June 1, 1978Annals of Internal Medicine

Do No Harm

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AJAlbert R. JonsenDartmouth College

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Conceptual analysis explores the ethical implications of 'do no harm' in clinical medicine, highlighting how risk-benefit trade-offs and euthanasia define moral practice.

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To analyze the ethical and philosophical implications of the medical maxim 'do no harm' and evaluate its role in establishing medicine as a moral enterprise.
Conducted a conceptual and ethical analysis of the principle 'primum non nocere' within clinical decision-making.
Examined the practical application of due care via risk-benefit ratios, benefit-detriment equations, and end-of-life care.
The maxim establishes clinical medicine as an inherently moral enterprise requiring continuous ethical assessment.
Delivering due care requires actively balancing treatment risks against benefits rather than avoiding intervention entirely.
Evaluation of euthanasia under the maxim reveals significant ethical tensions regarding patient suffering and the definition of harm.

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Albert R. Jonsen (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11c0aee4bc986d0f178aa9 https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-88-6-827

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Conceptual analysis explores the ethical implications of 'do no harm' in clinical medicine, highlighting how risk-benefit trade-offs and euthanasia define moral practice.

Do No Harm

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Do No Harm

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