Bioethics in Thailand Pitak Chaichareon and Pinit Ratanakul . Bioethical activities are concentrated at Mahidol University, established in 1886, with 3 medical faculties and 2 nursing schools. Truth-telling is one's social and moral duty. No exception for lying in any circumstance. IVF techniques, abortion, suicide and active euthanasia are unacceptable.
Passive euthanasia is an ethical challenge.
Fairness or proportionate treatment. Allowing the hopelessly ill patient to meet the end naturally. Lack of creative coordination of traditional medicine, Buddhist compassion and modern medicine and thus the inability to provide the most relevant and most effective health care. Need to foster greater conscientiousness and integrity in the practice of medicine. Fair distribution of scarce medical resources, the Imbalance of resource allocation between the urban and the rural sectors.