Which of the following statements most accurately captures an aspect of the use of ethics committees in the ethical decision-making process?
A) It is important that lawyers be excluded from ethics committees.
B) Ethics committees should originate within academic and religious contexts rather than health care organizations themselves.
C) Multiple ethics committees are often necessary in order to gain a holistic and balanced perspective on issues.
D) Evaluation by ethics committees of decisions that have been made can lead to the development of policies and better decision making in the future.
D
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The outcomes of ethical decision making should be assessed, a process that can result in the development of improved policies and procedures. Lawyers are valid members of ethics committees and while they should draw from various professions and perspectives, ethics committees can justifiably exist in health care contexts. It is not necessary to have multiple, coexisting ethics committees, but rather to ensure that any given committee have a variety of perspectives and backgrounds.
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