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The Psychological Structure of Patient Autonomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2002

BRUCE N. WALLER
BRUCE N. WALLER
Affiliation:
Philosophy and Graduate Studies in Bioethics at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, Ohio.
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The patient's right to informed consent is grudgingly acknowledged by medical professionals, firmly established in law, and brandished as a shibboleth by most bioethicists. But questions remain concerning genuine patient autonomy, and the doctrine of informed consent offers inadequate answers. In addition to the continuing controversy over what counts as “informed,” the passive acquiescence implied by “consent” seems a pale shadow of genuine autonomy.

Type
SPECIAL SECTION: AUTONOMY: THE DELICATE BALANCE
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , July 2002 , pp. 257 - 265
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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