2023
Health as a Human Right: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians.
DeCamp M, Snyder Sulmasy L, Opole I, Callister T, Bornstein S, Bruera E, Carney J, Collamer A, Esbensen K, Fins J, Fuson O, Holbrook A, Jung D, Mire R, Prager K, Wallace E. Health as a Human Right: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2023, 176: 1516-1519. PMID: 37903364, DOI: 10.7326/m23-1900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican College of PhysiciansHuman rightsEthical obligationHealth careCollege of PhysiciansMatter of rightAmerican CollegeRelationship of healthNature of healthPatient-physician relationshipIntrinsic dignityPromote equitable accessHealth systemRightsIndividual physiciansObligationsCareEquitable accessHealthPhysiciansUnited StatesSocietyDignityAmericanPosition paper
2022
The Unintended Consequences of Chile’s Neurorights Constitutional Reform: Moving beyond Negative Rights to Capabilities
Fins J. The Unintended Consequences of Chile’s Neurorights Constitutional Reform: Moving beyond Negative Rights to Capabilities. Neuroethics 2022, 15: 26. DOI: 10.1007/s12152-022-09504-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegative rightsHuman rights lawInternational human rightsUnintended consequencesRights lawDisability lawChilean ConstitutionHuman rightsScience fiction fantasyConstitutional reformHealth justiceRightsScholarly scrutinyMartha NussbaumInternal disabilitiesNeurorightsLawFall preyReformConceptual confusionAmartya SenScientific progressLitigationJurisdictionsCapability approachSyndromes in Search of a Name: Disorders of Consciousness, Neuroethics, and Nosological Humility
Fins J. Syndromes in Search of a Name: Disorders of Consciousness, Neuroethics, and Nosological Humility. 2022, 163-175. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-04935-4_18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisorders of consciousnessBrain injuryCognitive motor dissociationStruggle for ConsciousnessRecognition of consciousnessVegetative stateDiagnostic categorizationLimits of knowledgePermanent vegetative stateNosologyPersistent vegetative stateMotor dissociationCovert consciousnessNormative importanceBrainDisordersChronic vegetative stateConsciousnessSocial integrationHumilityEvolving storyNeuroimagingNeuroscienceMindfulnessRightsTowards a Governance Framework for Brain Data
Ienca M, Fins J, Jox R, Jotterand F, Voeneky S, Andorno R, Ball T, Castelluccia C, Chavarriaga R, Chneiweiss H, Ferretti A, Friedrich O, Hurst S, Merkel G, Molnár-Gábor F, Rickli J, Scheibner J, Vayena E, Yuste R, Kellmeyer P. Towards a Governance Framework for Brain Data. Neuroethics 2022, 15: 20. DOI: 10.1007/s12152-022-09498-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Resuscitating Patient Rights during the Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Risk of Resurgent Paternalism
Fins J. Resuscitating Patient Rights during the Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Risk of Resurgent Paternalism. Cambridge Quarterly Of Healthcare Ethics 2020, 30: 215-221. PMID: 32576307, PMCID: PMC7438624, DOI: 10.1017/s0963180120000535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDo-not-resuscitatePatients' rightsProportion of resuscitationsMedical ethicsClinical ethicistsPhysician paternalismPublic health crisisMedical internsNew York CityCOVID-19Clinical discretionHealth crisisPersonal narrativesYork CityRightsPaternityEthicistsEthicsResuscitationStress testClinical medicineRiskAuthorsNarrativesQuestions
2018
Rights language and disorders of consciousness: a call for advocacy
Fins J, Wright M. Rights language and disorders of consciousness: a call for advocacy. Brain Injury 2018, 32: 670-674. PMID: 29393694, DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1430377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCivil rightsDisability rights lawsRights of PersonsRights-based argumentsReintegration of peopleRights lawUN ConventionRights languageProvision of rehabilitationRightsSociety itselfCivil societyIntegration of peopleReintegrationSocietyMedical mainstreamCare sectorCare of peopleBrain injuryPersonsLawMaximal integrationConventionBrain injury rehabilitationDisorders of consciousness
2012
When negative rights become positive entitlements: complicity, conscience, and caregiving.
Shuman A, Khan A, Moyer J, Prince M, Fins J. When negative rights become positive entitlements: complicity, conscience, and caregiving. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2012, 23: 308-15. PMID: 23469691, DOI: 10.1086/jce201223403.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Informed Consent Revisited: A Doctrine in the Service of Cancer Care
Schachter M, Fins J. Informed Consent Revisited: A Doctrine in the Service of Cancer Care. The Oncologist 2008, 13: 1109-1113. PMID: 18849321, DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLegal obligationsPatients' rightsEthical dutyDecisional autonomyPatient autonomyDoctrineConsentInformed consentOngoing discussionsProtectionAutonomyTreatment enterpriseObligationsRightsDutyDominionComplianceCancer carePsychosocial concernsCommitmentPaternityTherapeutic endeavorsDoctorsPhysiciansClinical response
2006
Affirming the right to care, preserving the right to die: Disorders of consciousness and neuroethics after Schiavo
Fins J. Affirming the right to care, preserving the right to die: Disorders of consciousness and neuroethics after Schiavo. Palliative & Supportive Care 2006, 4: 169-178. PMID: 16903588, DOI: 10.1017/s1478951506060238.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchiavo caseRight to lifePermanent vegetative stateEnd-of-life careVegetative stateEthical CurrentsEnd-of-lifeDisorders of consciousnessEthical implicationsSchiavoRhetorical statementsConsciousnessConscious stateIdeological positionsMinimally conscious stateNational discourseRightsDiscourseBrain injuryNeuroscienceProviding careNeuroethicsCareFutilityLife