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Conscientious Autonomy : Displacing Decisions in Health Care
| Title | Conscientious Autonomy : Displacing Decisions in Health Care |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Kukla, Rebecca |
| Journal | Hastings Center Report |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 34-44 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 00930334 |
| Accession Number | 16836045 |
| Keywords | Autonomy , Clinical , DECISION , Medical |
| Abstract | Argues that respecting a patient's autonomy does not mean, contrary to the received wisdom, that the patient makes all of her own health care decisions. Main conditions of autonomy; Examples decoupling self-determination from autonomy; Kinds of health care practice for which self-determination is neither an appropriate goal nor a helpful analytical concept. |
| Notes | Kukla, Rebecca; Source Info: Mar/Apr2005, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p34; Subject Term: MEDICAL care; Subject Term: MEDICAL ethics; Subject Term: CLINICAL medicine -- Decision making; Subject Term: DECISION making; Subject Term: AUTONOMY (Psychology); Number of Pages: 11p; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1353/hcr.2005.0025 |
