RT Article
T1 AGAINST HOMEOPATHY – A UTILITARIAN PERSPECTIVE
JF Bioethics
VO 26
IS 8
SP 398
OP 409
A1 Smith, Kevin
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2012
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1781884056
AB I examine the positive and negative features of homeopathy from an ethical perspective. I consider: (a) several potentially beneficial features of homeopathy, including non-invasiveness, cost-effectiveness, holism, placebo benefits and agent autonomy; and (b) several potentially negative features of homeopathy, including failure to seek effective healthcare, wastage of resources, promulgation of false beliefs and a weakening of commitment to scientific medicine. A utilitarian analysis of the utilities and disutilities leads to the conclusion that homeopathy is ethically unacceptable and ought to be actively rejected by healthcare professionals.
K1 Cam
K1 Complementary medicine
K1 Alternative Medicine
K1 Homeopathy
DO 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2010.01876.x