Principles of Biomedical Ethics

Title: Principles of Biomedical Ethics
ABP identifier: ABP-W-0006
Creator: Tom L. Beauchamp; James F. Childress
Date: 1979
Type: Book
Description: Tom L. Beauchamp and James F. Childress’s systematic account of biomedical ethics organized around principles including autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, and justice.
Intellectual stream: Principles & methods
Verification status: Draft
Evidence confidence: High
Historical significance: Became a major methodological reference point in biomedical ethics and helped establish a widely used common vocabulary for ethical analysis in medicine and research.