Should healthcare professionals respect autonomy just because it promotes welfare?
Respect for autonomy is an important moral principle within medical ethics. However, the question of whether the normative importance of respect for autonomy is derived from other moral principles (such as welfare) or has independent moral value is debatable. In this paper it is argued that the norm...
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| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2009
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 35, Issue: 4, Pages: 245-250 |
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