Cruel Choices: Autonomy and Critical Care Decision-Making

Although autonomy is clearly still the paradigm in bioethics, there is increasing concern over its value and feasibility. In agreeing with those concerns, I argue that autonomy is not just a status, but a skill, one that must be developed and maintained. I also argue that nearly all healthcare inter...

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Main Author: Meyers, Christopher (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2004
In: Bioethics
Year: 2004, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 104-119
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