Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Magelssen, Morten"
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Haaland Barlaup, Astrid; Landsverk, Åse Marie; Myskja, Bjørn Kåre; Supphellen, Magne; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background The public’s attitudes to conscientious objection (CO) are likely to influence political decisions about CO and trust towards healthcare systems and providers. Few studies examine the public’s attitudes in ...
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Magelssen, Morten; Solberg, Berge; Supphellen, Magne; Haugen, Guttorm (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Norway’s liberal abortion law allows for abortion on social indications, yet access to screening for fetal abnormalities is restricted. Norwegian regulation of, and public discourse about prenatal ...
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Attitudes towards assisted dying are influenced by question wording and order: a survey experiment Magelssen, Morten; Supphellen, Magne; Nortvedt, Per; Materstvedt, Lars Johan (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Surveys on attitudes towards assisted dying play an important role in informing public debate, policy and legislation. Unfortunately, surveys are often designed with insufficient attention to framing effects; ...
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Bringedal, Berit; Isaksson Rø, Karin; Magelssen, Morten; Førde, Reidun; Aasland, Olaf G. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: We present and discuss the results of a Norwegian survey of medical doctors' views on potential ethical dilemmas in professional practice. Methods: The study was conducted in 2015 as a postal questionnaire to ...
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Magelssen, Morten; Bærøe, Kristine (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Rationing and allocation decisions at the clinical level – bedside rationing – entail complex dilemmas that clinicians and managers often find difficult to handle. There is a lack of mechanisms and aids for ...
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Myskja, Bjørn K; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In the debate on conscientious objection in healthcare, proponents of conscience rights often point to the imperative to protect the health professional’s moral integrity. Their opponents hold ...
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Conscientious objection to referrals for abortion: pragmatic solution or threat to women's rights? Nordberg, Eva M Kibsgaard; Skirbekk, Helge; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Conscientious objection has spurred impassioned debate in many Western countries. Some Norwegian general practitioners (GPs) refuse to refer for abortion. Little is know about how the GPs carry out their refusals ...
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Magelssen, Morten; Holmøy, Trygve; Horn, Morten Andreas; Fondenes, Ove; Dybwik, Knut Gustav; Førde, Reidun (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)The special nature of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and tracheostomy with invasive ventilation (TIV) leads to challenges that can be difficult in two senses: not only to handle well, but also to discuss with patients ...
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Karlsen, Heidi Marie; Gjerberg, Elisabeth; Førde, Reidun; Magelssen, Morten; Pedersen, Reidar; Lillemoen, Lillian (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Bakgrunn: Ansatte i kommunal helse- og omsorgstjenestene står overfor mange etiske utfordringer i sin arbeidshverdag. Det nasjonale prosjektet «Samarbeid om etisk kompetanseheving (2007–2015)» i regi av KS, hadde som ...
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Magelssen, Morten; Langeland, Gard Olav (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)I debatten om fastlegers adgang til reservasjon mot henvisning til abort hevdet noen at reservasjonslegenes ønske er selvmotsigende og utilstrekkelig begrunnet. Det ble hevdet at reservasjonslegenes foreslåtte balansegang ...
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Blikshavn, Thomas; Husum, Tonje Lossius; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Recently, several authors have argued that assisted dying may be ethically appropriate when requested by a person who suffers from serious depression unresponsive to treatment. We here present four arguments to the contrary. ...
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Karlsen, Heidi Marie; Lillemoen, Lillian; Magelssen, Morten; Førde, Reidun; Pedersen, Reidar; Gjerberg, Elisabeth (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Healthcare personnel in the municipal healthcare systems experience many ethical challenges in their everyday work. In Norway, 243 municipalities participated in a national ethics project, aimed to increase ...
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Magelssen, Morten; Karlsen, Heidi; Pedersen, Reidar; Thoresen, Lisbeth (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background How should clinical ethics support services such as clinical ethics committees (CECs) be implemented and evaluated? We argue that both the CEC itself and the implementation of the CEC should be considered as ...
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Magelssen, Morten; Pedersen, Reidar; Miljeteig, Ingrid; Ervik, Håvard; Førde, Reidun (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Case consultation performed by clinical ethics committees (CECs) is a complex activity which should be evaluated. Several evaluation studies have reported stakeholder satisfaction in single institutions. The present study ...
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Hofmann, Bjørn; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background What is good bioethics? Addressing this question is key for reinforcing and developing the field. In particular, a discussion of potential quality criteria can heighten awareness and contribute ...
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Life, medicine and human fulfilment. End-of-life decisions in light of a revised natural law theory Magelssen, Morten (Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2014)
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Magelssen, Morten; Førde, Reidun (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)I februar 2018 ble det vedtatt å innføre behandling med det kostbare legemiddelet nusinersen (Spinraza) for den sjeldne genetiske sykdommen spinal muskelatrofi i den offentlige helsetjenesten. Avgjørelsen kom etter en ...
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Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)By way of a case story, two common presuppositions in the academic debate on conscientious objection in healthcare are challenged. First, the debate typically presupposes a sharp division between conscience-based refusals ...
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Wikstøl, David; Pedersen, Reidar; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Norwegian law and regulations regarding patient autonomy and the use of coercion are in conflict with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Oviedo Convention ...
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Litleskare, Liv A; Strander, Mette T; Førde, Reidun; Magelssen, Morten (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Ritual circumcision of infant boys is controversial in Norway, as in many other countries. The procedure became a part of Norwegian public health services in 2015. A new law opened for conscientious objection ...