医学伦理学是研究医学道德的一门科学,它是一般伦理学原理在医学领域和医疗实践中的具体体现和运用。国外医学伦理学在继承历史传统的基础上,近年来随着科学技术的迅速发展、医疗卫生事业的巨大进步,有着较快的进展,主要体现在以下几个方面: 一、思想认识的重视: 时代的进步,医学科学的发展,迫切要求与之相适应的道德观念和道德原则。医学伦理道德来自医疗实践,又能动地指导医疗实践,它在规范医务人员的行为,促进医学科学发展,保障人类健康中的作用和地位愈益引起各国政府、医学团体及广大公众的重视,一些国 Medical ethics is a science that studies medical ethics. It is a concrete embodiment and application of general principles of ethics in medicine and medical practice. On the basis of inheriting the historical traditions, medical ethics abroad has witnessed rapid progress in recent years along with the rapid development of science and technology and the tremendous advances in medical and health care, mainly in the following aspects: First, the importance of ideological understanding: With the advancement of the times, the development of medical science urgently requires moral concepts and moral principles that are compatible with them. Medical ethics come from medical practice, but also actively guide medical practice. Its role and status in regulating the behavior of medical personnel, promoting the development of medical science, and protecting human health has increasingly attracted the attention of governments, medical organizations, and the general public in various countries.