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	1. 1451 Accesses	Debate Top 10 health care ethics challenges facing the public: views of Toronto bioethicists Jonathan M Breslin, Susan K MacRae, Jennifer Bell, Peter A Singer, the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics Clinical Ethics Group BMC Medical Ethics 2005, 6:5 (26 June 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	2. 934 Accesses	Debate Current anti-doping policy: a critical appraisal Bengt Kayser, Alexandre Mauron, Andy Miah BMC Medical Ethics 2007, 8:2 (29 March 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments
	3. 648 Accesses	Research article The four principles: Can they be measured and do they predict ethical decision making? Katie Page BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:10 (20 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	4. 642 Accesses	Research article Knowledge, attitudes and practice of healthcare ethics and law among doctors and nurses in Barbados Seetharaman Hariharan, Ramesh Jonnalagadda, Errol Walrond, Harley Moseley BMC Medical Ethics 2006, 7:7 (9 June 2006) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	5. 597 Accesses	Research article Reporting of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in the Netherlands: descriptive study Hilde Buiting, Johannes van Delden, Bregje Onwuteaka-Philpsen, Judith Rietjens, Mette Rurup, Donald van Tol, Joseph Gevers, Paul van der Maas, Agnes van der Heide BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10:18 (27 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Dutch physicians’ reports of euthanasia or assisted suicide can lack detail on how well informed and willing the patient was, but review committees primarily consider the unbearable nature of suffering and the consultation of an independent physician.
	6. 569 Accesses	Research article Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey on organ donation among a selected adult population of Pakistan Taimur Saleem, Sidra Ishaque, Nida Habib, Syedda Hussain, Areeba Jawed, Aamir Khan, Muhammad Ahmad, Mian Iftikhar, Hamza Mughal, Imtiaz Jehan BMC Medical Ethics 2009, 10:5 (17 June 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	7. 510 Accesses	Debate Human cloning laws, human dignity and the poverty of the policy making dialogue Timothy Caulfield BMC Medical Ethics 2003, 4:3 (29 July 2003) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The arbitrariness on the concept of human dignity could be undermining the public debate and the critical assessment of current human cloning laws.
	8. 449 Accesses	Research article Ethical problems in pediatrics: what does the setting of care and education show us? Jucélia Guedert, Suely Grosseman BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:2 (16 March 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Ethical problems reported in pediatric care include issues with physician-patient relationships, end-of-life care, health professional conduct, socioeconomic issues and health policies, and pediatric teaching; further analysis indicates that types of ethical problems differ across settings.
	9. 427 Accesses	Research article Antenatal screening and its possible meaning from unborn baby's perspective Sahin Aksoy BMC Medical Ethics 2001, 2:3 (22 May 2001) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	10. 389 Accesses	Research article Nurse managers' experience with ethical issues in six government hospitals in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study Maizura Musa, Md Harun-Or-Rashid, Junichi Sakamoto BMC Medical Ethics 2011, 12:23 (16 November 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	11. 382 Accesses	Debate Empirical research in medical ethics: How conceptual accounts on normative-empirical collaboration may improve research practice Sabine Salloch, Jan Schildmann, Jochen Vollmann BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:5 (13 April 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Medical Ethics has undergone a shift away from normative-philosophical analyses in favour of increased empiricism; a collaboration between empirical and normative approaches is suggested to improve research practices.
	12. 382 Accesses	Debate The risk-benefit task of research ethics committees: An evaluation of current approaches and the need to incorporate decision studies methods Rosemarie DLC Bernabe, Ghislaine JMW van Thiel, Jan AM Raaijmakers, Johannes JM van Delden BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:6 (20 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	13. 366 Accesses	Research article Ethics, patient rights and staff attitudes in Shanghai's psychiatric hospitals Liang Su, Jingjing Huang, Weimin Yang, Huafang Li, Yifeng Shen, Yifeng Xu BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:8 (17 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	14. 330 Accesses	Research article Comparison of group counseling with individual counseling in the comprehension of informed consent: a randomized controlled trial Rajiv Sarkar, Thuppal V Sowmyanarayanan, Prasanna Samuel, Azara S Singh, Anuradha Bose, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Gagandeep Kang BMC Medical Ethics 2010, 11:8 (14 May 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	15. 329 Accesses	Debate One and done? Equality of opportunity and repeated access to scarce, indivisible medical resources Marco D Huesch BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:11 (24 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	16. 319 Accesses	Research article The 'four principles of bioethics' as found in 13^th century Muslim scholar Mawlana's teachings Sahin Aksoy, Ali Tenik BMC Medical Ethics 2002, 3:4 (8 October 2002) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	17. 295 Accesses	Debate What is presumed when we presume consent? Barbara K Pierscionek BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9:8 (25 April 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	18. 288 Accesses	Research article The decision-making process for the fate of frozen embryos by Japanese infertile women: a qualitative study Shizuko Takahashi, Misao Fujita, Akihisa Fujimoto, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Tetsu Yano, Osamu Tsutsumi, Yuji Taketani, Akira Akabayashi BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:9 (20 May 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	19. 277 Accesses	Research article Can physicians' judgments of futility be accepted by patients? A comparative survey of Japanese physicians and laypeople Yasuhiro Kadooka, Atsushi Asai, Seiji Bito BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:7 (20 April 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	20. 269 Accesses	Debate Ethical issues in human genomics research in developing countries Jantina de Vries, Susan J Bull, Ogobara Doumbo, Muntaser Ibrahim, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Michael Parker BMC Medical Ethics 2011, 12:5 (18 March 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21. 267 Accesses	Research article The principle of respect for autonomy – Concordant with the experience of oncology physicians and molecular biologists in their daily work? Mette Ebbesen, Birthe D Pedersen BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9:5 (26 March 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	22. 266 Accesses	Correspondence Cesarean delivery on maternal request: Can the ethical problem be solved by the principlist approach? Tore Nilstun, Marwan Habiba, Göran Lingman, Rodolfo Saracci, Monica Da Frè, Marina Cuttini, the EUROBS study group BMC Medical Ethics 2008, 9:11 (17 June 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	23. 254 Accesses	Research article Variations and voids: the regulation of human cloning around the world Shaun D Pattinson, Timothy Caulfield BMC Medical Ethics 2004, 5:9 (13 December 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An examination of national legislation and regulation of reproductive and non-reproductive cloning reveals a lack of consensus; the regulatory position in many countries remains uncertain.
	24. 226 Accesses	Study protocol Promoting advance planning for health care and research among older adults: A randomized controlled trial Gina Bravo, Marcel Arcand, Danièle Blanchette, Anne-Marie Boire-Lavigne, Marie-France Dubois, Maryse Guay, Paule Hottin, Julie Lane, Judith Lauzon, Suzanne Bellemare BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:1 (5 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 226 Accesses	Research article Ethical challenges related to elder care. High level decision-makers' experiences Anna-Greta Mamhidir, Mona Kihlgren, Venke Sorlie BMC Medical Ethics 2007, 8:3 (10 April 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment