Autonomy and Paternalism in Communitarian Society: Patient Rights in Israel

The Israeli Patient Rights Act attempts to accommodate personal autonomy within an avowedly paternalist communitarian state. Although Israel is still groping toward a solution, the legislation begins to show the different form a communitarian version of autonomy must take.

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Main Author: Gross, Michael L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1999
In: The Hastings Center report
Year: 1999, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 13-20
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Summary:The Israeli Patient Rights Act attempts to accommodate personal autonomy within an avowedly paternalist communitarian state. Although Israel is still groping toward a solution, the legislation begins to show the different form a communitarian version of autonomy must take.
ISSN:1552-146X
Contains:Enthalten in: Hastings Center, The Hastings Center report
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3528061