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PubMed1989

Tremblay v. Daigle.

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Abortion, Induced↗
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The end of autonomy.

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Advance Directives↗
PubMed2007

Framing, truth telling and the problem with non-directive counselling.

In this paper several reasons as to why framing issues should be of greater interest to both medical ethicists and healthcare professionals are suggested: firstly, framing can help in explaining health behaviours that can, from the medical perspective, appear perverse; secondly, framing provides a way of describing the internal structure of ethical arguments; and thirdly, an understanding of framing issues can help in identifying clinical practices, such as non-directive counselling, which may, inadvertently, be failing to meet their own stated ethical aims. The effect of framing on how individuals interpret information and how healthcare choices are influenced by framing are described. Next, the role of framing in ethical discourse is discussed with specific reference to Judith Jarvis Thomson's philosophical mind experiment about abortion and the violinist. Finally, the implications of this analysis are examined for the practice of non-directive counselling, which aims at communicating information in a neutral, value-free way and thereby protecting patient autonomy.

Communication↗
PubMed1994

Patient autonomy and the physician's ethics.

In the last 25 years, patient autonomy has displaced physician beneficence as a dominant principle in medical ethics. This has enhanced the moral right of patients to refuse unwanted treatment and to participate in clinical decisions. But now, in some cases, patient autonomy is being absolutized. The right to refuse is becoming a right to demand treatment. The result is danger to the moral and professional integrity of physicians. A reassessment of the mutual moral obligations of physicians and patients to respect each other's autonomy is in order.

Ethics, Medical↗