Eike-Henner Kluge

Eike-Henner Kluge FRSC is the first expert witness in medical ethics recognized by Canadian courts.^[1] Dr. Kluge, has acted as an expert witness in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario.^[1] He is known for his work on contentious medical ethics issue such as abortion and the ethics of deliberate death in addition to privacy and medical informatics.^[2][3] He established and was the first director of the Canadian Medical Association Department of Ethics and Legal Affairs.^[4][5] Dr. Kluge, is the author of the International Medical Informatics Association's code of ethics and their ethics handbook.^[6] Additionally, he is a fellow in the Royal Society of Canada.^[2]

Abortion[]

While the director of the Canadian Medical Association ethics and legal affairs, in 1991 drafted an analysis for a Senate committee about Bill C-43, which would sentence doctors to two years in jail for performing abortions where a woman's health is not at risk.^[7] Kluge viewed that the bill was flawed ethically.^[7] His presentation may have swayed two votes to change resulting in an unprecedented tied vote in January 1991 which resulted in the Senate not passing the Bill C-43.^[7]

Deliberate Death[]

He was an expert witness in Rodriguez v British Columbia (AG) which was the first case to challenge section 241(b) of the Criminal Code and Carter v Canada (AG). Dr Kluge acted as ethics advisor to Sue Rodriguez.^[8] He argues that, "there is no right to die—but there is a right to shape and end our lives in keeping with our competently-held values...It is all a matter of autonomy, beneficence and non-malfeasance."^[9] Eike-Henner was also an expert witness in Carter v Canada (AG).

Law School Admission Council Investigation[]

Dr Kluge's complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada lead to the Law School Admission Council's no longer being able to fingerprint LSAT test takers in Canada.^[10]

Publications[]

Books[]

• * William of Ockham's Commentary on Porphyry's Book of the Predicables, (serialised in Franciscan Studies, 1973-74).
• The Practice of Death (1975)
• The Metaphysics of Gottlob Frege: An Essay in Ontological Reconstruction (1980)
• The Ethics of Deliberate Death (1981)
• New human reproductive technologies : a preliminary perspective of the Canadian Medical Association (1991)
• Readings in Biomedical Ethics: A Canadian Focus {1993; 1999; 2004)
• The Ethics of Electronic Patient Records (2001)
• A Handbook of Ethics for Health Informatics Professionals 2003)
• Ethics in Health Care: A Canadian Focus (2013)
• Ethics for Health Informatics Professionals: The IMIA Code,its Meaning and Implications (2016)
• The Electronic Health Record: Ethical Considerations (2020)

Co-author books[]

• Withholding Treatment from Defective Newborn Children (1985)
• Home telehealth for chronic disease management (2008)

Documentaries[]

• Shadow Company (2006) - As Self - Professor of Ethics^[11]

Selected academic works[]

• Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (1970). "Secure e-Health: Managing risks to patient health data". International Journal of Medical Informatics. 76 (5–6): 402–406. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.09.003.
• Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (2000), "Assisted Suicide, Ethics and the Law: The Implication of Autonomy and Respect for Persons, Equality and Justice, and Beneficence", in Prado, C. G. (ed.), Assisted Suicide: Canadian Perspectives, Ottawa, Canada: University of Ottawa Press, p. 83
• Kluge, Eike-Henner W. (2015). "Ethical Considerations on Methods Used in Abortions". Health Care Analysis. 23 (1): 1–18. doi:10.1007/s10728-012-0232-1.

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