Paternalistic over-ride
In his letter to Consentius, the 5th century Gallic grammarian, on the subject of lying, St Augustine discussed the question of whether it would be permissible to conceal from a very ill man that his son had died, if it was thought that the truth would harm him. [...]they told her that they had disc...
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| Published in: | BMJ Vol. 342; no. apr06 2; p. d2097 |
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| Format: | Journal Article Book Review |
| Language: | English |
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London
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
06-04-2011
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| Edition: | International edition |
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| Summary: | In his letter to Consentius, the 5th century Gallic grammarian, on the subject of lying, St Augustine discussed the question of whether it would be permissible to conceal from a very ill man that his son had died, if it was thought that the truth would harm him. [...]they told her that they had discovered that she was not a suitable donor, disguising from her the real reason why they declined to proceed. |
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| Bibliography: | local:bmj;342/apr06_2/d2097 href:bmj-342-bmj-d2097.pdf istex:D92FCEC1ABF5AE592D3EECC4D56B25C8072BF121 ark:/67375/NVC-3SHL2755-M ArticleID:dalrymple090411 |
| ISSN: | 0959-8138 0959-8146 1468-5833 1756-1833 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmj.d2097 |