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This article reviews the historical and current controversies about the nature of clinical ethics consultation, as a way to focus on the place and responsibility of ethics consultants within the context of clinical conversation — interpreted as a form of dialogue. These matters are approached through a particularly compelling instance of the controversy that involves several major figures in the field. The analysis serves to highlight very significant questions of the nature and constraints of clinical situations, and the moral responsibility and legal accountability that are especially important for clinical ethics consultants.
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Ann Geddes Stahlman Professor of Medical Ethics and Director, Center for Clinical and Research Ethics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
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Zaner, R.M. Listening or telling? Thoughts on responsiblity in clinical ethics consultation. Theor Med Bioeth 17, 255–277 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00489449
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00489449