[Kulturelle Kompetenz in der klinischen Ethik].

Abstract

Introduction: Language, cultural identity, values, or migration experiences of patients, relatives and medical professionals have a significant influence on health care. In individual cases, this can lead to the perceptions of moral problems and conflicts, and to requests for clinical ethics support service. What is the role of clinical ethicists in the face of such perceptions? How does a culturally competent clinical ethics support service look like? In the present contribution, this question will be examined on the basis of reflections on the relationship between culture and ethics as well as the discussion about culturally competent medical ethics. On that basis, recommendations for a culturally competent clinical ethics support are derived.