When Medical Ethics and Military Ethics Collide

Michael L. Gross

doi:10.1353/nib.2023.a924191

When Medical Ethics and Military Ethics Collide

Michael L. Gross

School of Political Sciences

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Abstract

In 12 narratives, medical workers from Afghanistan, Darfur, Gaza, Iraq, Israel, Myanmar, and Ukraine describe the day-to-day challenges of providing quality medical care in austere conflict zones. Faced with severe shortages of supplies, overwhelmed by sick and injured civilians and soldiers, and subject to constant attacks on medical personnel and facilities, the contributors to this collection confront difficult dilemmas of justice, medical impartiality, neutrality, burnout, and moral injury as they struggle to fulfill their duties as medical professionals, military officers, and conscientious citizens.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199-204
Number of pages	6
Journal	Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/nib.2023.a924191
State	Published - 1 Dec 2023

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Keywords

Impartial Treat-ment
Justice
Medical Neutrality
Medical Rules of Eligibility
Middle East
Military Medical Ethics
Moral Injury
Myanmar
Prisoners of War
Ukraine

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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