The ASBH code of ethics and the limits of professional healthcare ethics consultations

摘要

From the beginning, a code of ethics for bioethicists has been conceived of as part of a movement to professionalise the field. In advocating for such a code, Baker repeatedly identifies 'having a code of ethics' with 'professionalization'. The American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) echoes this view in their code of ethics for healthcare ethics consultants (HCECs)(1) and the subsequent publication in the American Journal of Bioethics.(2)