Wichtige Sozialethische Kriterien zur Bildung des Urteils und des Darauffolgenden Handelns in der Biomedizinischen Forschung
Important Socio-Ethical Criteria for Forming Judgement and Subsequent Action in Biomedical Research

Summary/Abstract: Since the ethical assessment of human action in biomedical fields of conflictdepends on several criteria, we try in this work to follow the analysis of the Freiburg moralistSchockenhoff. Indeed, the ethically relevant context in which our actions are evaluated alsoincludes the intention that the actor follows, the means by which the action is carried out andalso the consequences that the action entails. All these aspects bring with them a common,inextricable unity of action, which is only ever given as a concrete possibility of action, fromwhich no element of ethical analysis can be isolated and broken off. The social function of peace,which in a democratic state the prohibition to kill is entitled to, is only granted if the respect forthe life of the other person is maintained even in stressful situations, i.e. only if the prohibition tokill is reliably practiced by everyone, even in borderline cases. This defensive aspect of lifeconnects unconditionally all members and institutions of society. On the contrary, the task ofpositively supporting human and other life then requires further norms of evaluation (withthoughts of St. Thomas Aquinas), so that the concrete unavoidable cases and priorities can berecognized.

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