Choosing for another: beyond autonomy and best interests.

Full Abstract

According to bioethics orthodoxy, when we ask, "What would the patient choose?" the patient's autonomy is at stake. In fact, what underpins the moral force of that question is a value different from either autonomy or best interests. This is the value of doing things in a way that is authentic to the person.

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Author/s: Brudney, Daniel (D);

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: The Hastings Center report (Hastings Cent Rep), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2009 Mar-Apr; vol 39 (issue 2) : pp 31-7

Dates: Created 2009/04/24; Completed 2009/05/13; Revised 2009/08/28;

PMID: 19388384, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/28/2009, IMS Date: 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00)

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Comments and Corrections

CommentIn: Hastings Cent Rep. 2009 Jul-Aug;39(4):5-6; author reply 6. (PMID: 19714801)

CommentIn: Hastings Cent Rep. 2009 Mar-Apr;39(2):2. (PMID: 19388370)

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