Foreword
“Development of scientific technology and medical ethics”
Kintomo Takakura (Faculty of Advanced Techno-surgery, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering and Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo Women’s Medical University)
Articles
- “−Issues of the principle of informed assent in pediatric medicine in Japan : Relation with UNCRC (UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD)’s “GENERAL COMMENT No.7 (2005): Implementing child rights in early childhood””
Tomoko Yamamoto - “−Constructing a valid rehabilitation of disorders of consciousness : The clues obtained from a meta-analysis of the misdiagnosis rate”
Souichiro Toda - “The morality of research in medical ethics from the viewpoint of consensus building”
Toshio Kuwako, Kumiko Yoshitake - “Ethical problems concering “bébé médicament” : Human dignity and utilization of human body in French bioethics”
Yasushi Koide
Reports
- “Influence of providing end-of-life care information while in stable condition on patient and family treatment decisions”
Sato Takeshi, Kuniko Makigami - “The clinical trials of deep brain stimulation in Germany and France”
Miyako Takagi - “The ethical problems of the “Mysteries of the human body””
Keiko Suenaga (Fukushima Medical University, Department of Human Science) - “A daughter’s predicament when sending her own senile mother to a nursing home”
Rieko Yokose - “Whi is permitted to utilize ART? : the possibility of diversity in the shape of families by sexual minority”
Waki Toya (Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (Medical Ethics)) - “Ethical issues concerning HIV prevention activities”
Taketoshi Okita - “The characteristics of ethical problems experienced by ward nurses in nursing practice, their experiences and responses to these problems, and the associated underlying factors”
Hisae Mizusawa - “Ethical consideration on ethics committees”
Takao Takahashi - “Guideline of decision-making process for terminal care and nurse’s attitudes in long-term care setting”
Miho Matsui - “Narratological examination of cases to be used in medical ethics case studies”
Kenji Hattori - “Transformation of bioethics in America : From individual issue on life to public health”
Miwako Hosoda (Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Global Health and Population)