Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
The author argues in this Comment that disingenuity as first resort is an unwise approach to the conflict between our ex ante and our later, illness-endangered selves. Not only does rationing by tacit deceit raise a host of moral problems, it will not work, over the long haul, because markets reward deceit's unmasking. The honesty about clinical limit-setting that some bioethicists urge may not be fully within our reach. But more candor is possible than we now achieve, and the more conscious we are about decisions to impose limits, the more inclined we will be to accept them without experiencing betrayal.
Publication Citation
55 Stan. L. Rev. 919-954 (2002)
Scholarly Commons Citation
Bloche, Maxwell Gregg, "Trust and Betrayal in the Medical Marketplace" (2002). Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works. 725.
https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/725
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