As the distant future of the 21st century wedged its way into the unforgiving past, thereby becoming our present; with it came unprecedented biological and technological discoveries. The convergence of inventions in these disciplines, while welcomed by most, has led to some degree of trepidation of nearly all. Fear of the unknown emerges as we struggle to create meaning to the familiar tune, Red, brown, yellow, black, and white, all are precious. Does the all now include that which is quietly dividing outside the home of a warm uterine lining? Does the all include those who need, but cannot afford to have the transplant, implant, or new identity? Are the all those who affirm choice? Or, does the all exclude those who exercise choice? Do we say hello or goodbye to Dolly? At what point does the gray turn to the more comforting zones of white and black for us? Or, will it ever? And, perhaps more importantly, should gray disappear? These and other issues are but tips of a burgeoning field of ethical issues for which health care providers, philosophers, scientists, theologians, politicians, attorneys, academicians, and other professionals, in addition to the public are forced to grapple with.
Hence, it is the purpose of this on-line ethical journal to provide a forum to inform ethical debates from a holistic worldview. Clearly, this approach demands a multicultural, multidisciplinary team of scholars open to challenges of their ontologies. While editors do not purport that readers will be left without a reasonable doubt regarding one's ethical quandaries, what is promised is the presentation of scholarly works known for their veracity and challenges to the commonly believed and generally accepted notions of truth and right. This philosophy demands the presentation of works which are not just expedient for the hour, but which form the basis of principles for the future. Works presented consist of clinical cases studies, poems, songs, art, dilemmas, ethical papers from renown experts and novices, and electronic bulletin board interactive chats, to name a few. Collectively, these varied forms of expression, while endorsed by some, will not be agreeable to all. What is promised though is a forum wherein expression of ideas is valued and encouraged.
On behalf of the Editorial Review Board, I appreciate your selection of this journal and look forward to your active participation in the dialogues and the submission of your works.
Sheila P. Davis, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief
spdavis@son.umsmed.edu
It is with great pleasure that we dedicate our inaugural issue to the memory of Dr. Nancy O'Neil Tatum, the founder of the science of ethics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Editors of the Online Journal of Health Ethics OJHE
The
Online Journal of Health Ethics, as a forum for the discussion of the difficult issues in healthcare today , is as important as it is unique. It has the potential to become an influential source of understanding and growth. The strength of the journal will prove to be in its "open arms" approach to a variety of literary formats from essays to poetry. Congratulations to the editors of OJHE for this welcome addition to the field of healthcare ethics.
W. Richard Boyte, MD
Director of the Division of Clinical Ethics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Increasingly, health care research and health care education "push the envelope" of ethical boundaries, for individuals, organizations and governments. The pace of change in these fields is such that online, electronic access to new opinions and interpretations must become the standard for the health care provider, educator and researcher. The Online Journal of Health Ethics provides the ideal vehicle with which to engage the field of development of ethical constructs at the pace demanded of today's academic health care practitioners. To be able to claim this vehicle, the
Online Journal of Health Ethics, as a product of our faculty is a credit to this institution and the citizens of the state that supports this Medical Center. We look forward to assisting the Journal in its goal to become a landmark site for refinement of ethical concepts related to biomedical research and health care delivery.
Ing-Kang Ho, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Dean,
School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences
Member, Academica Sinica
The
Online Journal of Health Ethics is a positive addition to the health ethics literature because its philosophy encompasses a diversity of stakeholders. Academician and non-academicians, and researchers and non-researchers can talk to the public from the same podium. Thus, a setting is created for the optimal sharing of ideas. As an African American psychologist who spoke with a survivor of the Tuskegee Study, I know the value of such sharing. We have a moral obligation to elevate human dignity and life above every other concern.
Melvin Davis, Ph.D.
Experimental Psychologist
Jackson State University
Associate Editor, OJHE
The biomedical community faces significant challenges in the 21st century that demand vigorous discussions of the moral and ethical issues arising in research, clinical care and education. We have every trust that the
Online Journal of Health Ethics will be an important multi-disciplinary voice in these important discussions. To the editorial staff, on the occasion of the Journal's launch, we wish you bon voyage.
Ralph Didlake, MD
Bower Foundation Representative to OJHE
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Vol 1, No 1 (2008)
Table of Contents
Book/Media Reviews
| Genetic Ties and the Family: The Impact of Paternity Testing on Parents and Children |
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Michael G Miceli, Jason K Steele |
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| Experiences of Women Who Seek Recovery Assistance Following and Elective Abortion: A Grounded Theory Approach |
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Kaye Wilson, Lisa Haynie |
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| Ethical Considerations in Physical Education |
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| Cultural (Incompetence), Justice, and Expectations fo Care: An Illustration |
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Carlos A Sanchez |
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| Ethical Dimensions and Filial Caregiving |
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Ellen Frances McCarty, Ellen Frances McCarty, Constance Smith Hendricks, Denisha L. Hendricks, Kathleen Mary McCarty |
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| Wittgenstein’s theory of conceptual competence and virtue analyses of ethical dilemmas in nursing practice |
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| Improving Patient Flow in America's Safety Net Hospitals: An Ethical Obligation to the Nation's Underserved Populations |
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J. Michael Parnell, Marcia M. Rachel |
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| Use and Misuse of Race in Biomedical Research |
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Karama C. Neal, PhD, MA |
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| Stories from the Tuskegee Era |
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Jennie A Gunn, Carroll Gunn B. A. |
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Online Journal of Health Ethics. ISSN: 1551-4218
