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Category: Ethics
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Following Orders Never Transferred Responsibility
I remember sitting in a cramped, sterile consultation room late one Tuesday night, the smell of antiseptic and stale coffee hanging heavy in the…
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Reporting Harm Usually Costs the Reporter Most
I remember sitting in a dimly lit hospital corridor late one Tuesday, listening to a man describe the hollowed-out feeling in his chest after…
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Loyalty That Requires Silence About Harm Is Complicity
I remember sitting in a dim hospice room about fifteen years ago, the smell of antiseptic and stale lilies hanging heavy in the air,…
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Confidentiality Has Limits and They Should Be Stated
I remember sitting in a dimly lit hospice room in the late nineties, the air thick with the scent of antiseptic and wilting lilies,…
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Information Shared Without Purpose Is Usually Harm
I remember sitting in a sterile hospital waiting room years ago, the air smelling of industrial floor wax and stale coffee, watching two nurses…
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Most Bad Behaviour Is Not Strategic
I remember sitting in a sterile hospital room in the middle of a Tuesday night, the air smelling of antiseptic and old lilies, listening…
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Assume the Better Explanation First
I remember sitting in a dim, linoleum-tiled hospital corridor at three in the morning, listening to a man weep because he had finally realized…
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Contempt Ends the Argument and the Relationship
I remember sitting in a cramped, sterile consultation room during my final year at the hospital, watching a young doctor try to explain a…
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Changing Your Mind in Public Costs Something
I remember sitting in a dim hospital corridor at three in the morning, the smell of industrial floor wax heavy in the air, listening…
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Strong Opinions Require Proportionate Evidence
I remember sitting in a dim hospital room in the late nineties, the smell of antiseptic thick in the air, listening to a man…