The Concept of Harm in Medical Ethics
Marie‐Christine Fritzsche, Charlotte Franziska Unruh · 2026
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Marie-Christine Fritzsche and Charlotte Franziska Unruh explore, in a 2026 article, what harm means in medical ethics, a word that drives case deliberations and harm-benefit balancing yet is rarely defined in practice. Three philosophical accounts, comparing against what would have happened, locating harm in time, and treating some harms as non-comparative, are applied to ethics consultations and data-heavy medical innovations.
Each account sorts real cases differently, so unspoken disagreements about harm can steer recommendations, communication, and judgments about quality of life. Making each party's concept explicit, the authors argue, keeps stakeholders from talking past one another. Ethicists gain a practical case for conceptual homework before weighing outcomes.
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| CREATOR | Marie‐Christine Fritzsche, Charlotte Franziska Unruh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32314 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |