Expanding Deliberation in Critical-care Policy Design
Publication Date
1-2-2016
Document Type
Article
Organizational Units
Sturm College of Law
Keywords
Critical care policy, Jeffrey Kirby
Abstract
Jeffrey Kirby's (2016) insightful contribution suggests that critical-care decisions should be responsive to the interests of multiple stakeholders, and that deliberative engagement can help achieve this goal. I agree. In this commentary, I suggest expanding on Kirby's account of critical care policy development in two ways. Critical-care policy development should expand the scope of deliberation by leaving fewer issues up to expertise or private choice, and it should broaden both the set of costs considered and the set of stakeholders represented in the deliberative process.
Recommended Citation
Govind C. Persad, Expanding Deliberation in Critical-Care Policy Design, 16 Am. J. Bioethics 60 (2016).