Albert R. Jonsen, 89, Dies; Brought Medical Ethics to the Bedside
A former Jesuit priest and leader in bioethics, he believed that an ethicist should be part of a patient’s medical team when hard decisions have to be made.
By Gina Kolata
NY Times Nov. 16, 2020
Albert R. Jonsen, who brought the field of bioethics to the bedside and whose way of reasoning influenced generations of medical ethicists, died on Oct. 21 at his home in San Francisco.
His legacy is important.
Full NY Times Obituary. (If you can't open the link, I can send you a pdf.)
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