The value of autonomy in medical ethics

This articles assesses the arguments that bioethicists have presented for the view that patient’ autonomy has value over and beyond its instrumental value in promoting the patients’ wellbeing. It argues that this view should be rejected and concludes that patients’ autonomy should be taken to have o...

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Autor principal: Varelius, Jukka
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Netherlands 2006
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Scientific Contribution
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2780686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17033883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-006-9000-z
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spelling pubmed-27806862009-11-23 The value of autonomy in medical ethics Varelius, Jukka Med Health Care Philos Scientific Contribution This articles assesses the arguments that bioethicists have presented for the view that patient’ autonomy has value over and beyond its instrumental value in promoting the patients’ wellbeing. It argues that this view should be rejected and concludes that patients’ autonomy should be taken to have only instrumental value in medicine. Springer Netherlands 2006-10-11 2006-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2780686/ /pubmed/17033883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11019-006-9000-z Text en © Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. 2006
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2780686/
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