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Medical Ethics in Latin America: A New Interest and Commitment
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 1, Number 4, December 1991
- pp. 325-338
- 10.1353/ken.0.0179
- Article
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Recent visits to five Latin American nations indicate that some medical professionals are eager to increase the role of bioethics in their countries. Conversations with key figures there point up similarities and differences among Latin nations, and between Latin countries and the United States, in their approaches to ethics. Opportunities exist for U.S. bioethicists to help get bioethics teaching and research off the ground in Latin America.