David T Ozar
Biographic Data
| ID | 5379717 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David T Ozar |
| GIVEN NAMES | David T |
| FAMILY NAME | Ozar |
| SIGNATURE | OZAR D T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola University Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5797-7785 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Ethical thinking and practice in the healthcare professions
Every aspect of what healthcare professionals do for patients is ethically significant, so it might seem strange that, when healthcare professionals are asked if anything ethically significant has occurred, their answer frequently is: "No, there were no ethical issues here." But this answer does not mean that nothing ethically significant occurred during their caregiving. For healthcare professionals attend to the ethical content of their caregiv…
Should Catholics Support Laws Prohibiting Abortion
It has been a teaching of the Catholic Church for many centuries that the fact that an act is immoral is not itself a sufficient reason for acts of that kind to be punishable under the law. Therefore, before American Catholics or their bishops actively support laws making abortion illegal and punishable, they must carefully examine such laws to determine whether they are consistent with the common good and thus morally justifiable. This article f…
Who Are “Unrepresented” Patients and What Count as “Important” Medical Decisions for Them
Unrepresented patients are hospital patients who lack decision-making capacity but have no advance directive and no one to serve as a legally authorized surrogate. An important first step in efforts to change the law and develop organizational policies that help respond to these patients' needs is determining which patients should be considered unrepresented and which aspects of hospital care should receive attention. This article proposes workin…
Values
The use of the word “values” and its cognates in ordinary speech is explained and then the role of the concept, values , in people's explanations of their actions and in moral/ethical thinking generally is explained along with its role in those moral theories, commonly labeled “utilitarianism” or “consequentialism,” for which, the basis of correct moral judgment consists precisely in determining which of the available alternatives maximizes intri…
Teaching Ethics
The Ethics of Teaching Ethics
Concerns of public responsibility and professional certification may\nsometimes mean it is unethical to teach ethics...the purpose of professional\nethics courses is to refine the relevant reflective powers that students\nalready possess in some measure, and assist them to employ these powers in the\napplication of pre-existing general commitments to professional and societal\nnorms...The absence of certain commitments, particularly to nonmalefic…
The Case against Thawing Unused Frozen Embryos
The death of a couple who had undergone in vitro fertilization,\nleaving behind two frozen embryos, is examined with regard to the dilemmas\nthat such "orphan" embryos raise. Issues addressed include the rights of\nembryos and fetuses, moral obligations owed them, and the value of life. The\nsocial impact of decisions regarding the costs, risks, and benefits of\ncollecting, freezing, and either using or discarding the embryos is discussed. \nThe …
Social rules and the actions of groups
An alternative rationale for informed consent by human subjects
An alternative rationale for informed consent by human subjects
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An alternative rationale for informed consent by human subjects
An alternative rationale for informed consent by human subjects
Social rules and the actions of groups
The Case against Thawing Unused Frozen Embryos
The death of a couple who had undergone in vitro fertilization,\nleaving behind two frozen embryos, is examined with regard to the dilemmas\nthat such "orphan" embryos raise. Issues addressed include the rights of\nembryos and fetuses, moral obligations owed them, and the value of life. The\nsocial impact of decisions regarding the costs, risks, and benefits of\ncollecting, freezing, and either using or discarding the embryos is discussed. \nThe …
The Ethics of Teaching Ethics
Concerns of public responsibility and professional certification may\nsometimes mean it is unethical to teach ethics...the purpose of professional\nethics courses is to refine the relevant reflective powers that students\nalready possess in some measure, and assist them to employ these powers in the\napplication of pre-existing general commitments to professional and societal\nnorms...The absence of certain commitments, particularly to nonmalefic…
Teaching Ethics
Values
The use of the word “values” and its cognates in ordinary speech is explained and then the role of the concept, values , in people's explanations of their actions and in moral/ethical thinking generally is explained along with its role in those moral theories, commonly labeled “utilitarianism” or “consequentialism,” for which, the basis of correct moral judgment consists precisely in determining which of the available alternatives maximizes intri…
Who Are “Unrepresented” Patients and What Count as “Important” Medical Decisions for Them
Unrepresented patients are hospital patients who lack decision-making capacity but have no advance directive and no one to serve as a legally authorized surrogate. An important first step in efforts to change the law and develop organizational policies that help respond to these patients' needs is determining which patients should be considered unrepresented and which aspects of hospital care should receive attention. This article proposes workin…
Should Catholics Support Laws Prohibiting Abortion
It has been a teaching of the Catholic Church for many centuries that the fact that an act is immoral is not itself a sufficient reason for acts of that kind to be punishable under the law. Therefore, before American Catholics or their bishops actively support laws making abortion illegal and punishable, they must carefully examine such laws to determine whether they are consistent with the common good and thus morally justifiable. This article f…
Ethical thinking and practice in the healthcare professions
Every aspect of what healthcare professionals do for patients is ethically significant, so it might seem strange that, when healthcare professionals are asked if anything ethically significant has occurred, their answer frequently is: "No, there were no ethical issues here." But this answer does not mean that nothing ethically significant occurred during their caregiving. For healthcare professionals attend to the ethical content of their caregiv…
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