Nonmaleficence means non-harming or inflicting the least harm possible to reach a beneficial outcome. [4] Harm and its effects are considerations and part of the ethical decision-making process in the ...

The world of bioethics is defined by four basic principles: autonomy, justice, beneficence and nonmaleficence. Healthcare practitioners use these principles as their guiding force when evaluating the ...

Michael Allen is a biology major with a minor in public health. He is a 2025-26 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are his own. I’ve ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on substantial inequities in U.S. health care, both in oncology and more generally. Fundamental ethical principles, including respect for autonomy, beneficence, ...