The principle of autonomy is proposed as a very basic and universal principle in bioethics
and biolaw. In the following paper, I will examine the limits and possibilities of the idea of …

Medical law and ethics are frequently referred to in conjunction, and appear together in
many textbooks. But do they combine to form a cohesive unit, and do they benefit each …

A right to health care does not exist, nor should it exist, and there are reasons why this is so.
There, I have said exactly what I perceive Beauchamp and Faden and Childress to have …

Authority is an uneasy, political notion. Heard with modern ears, it calls forth images of
oppression and power. In institutional settings, authority is everywhere present, and its use …

American law, not philosophy or medicine, is the major force shaping American bioethics.
This is both because law at its best fosters individual rights, equality, and justice, and …

cised and continue to exercise second-order autonomy in selecting the professional or
institution to which they choose to be subordinate. Hence, in those cases, respect for their …

It is commonly held that respect for autonomy is one of the most important principles in
medical ethics. However, there are a number of interpretations as to what that respect …

This book arises from a two-fold conviction. The first is that autonomy, despite recent
critiques about its importance in bioethics and philosophy of medicine, and the traditional …

The history of medical ethics demonstrates how different values have been upheld at
different times and how ethical frameworks have developed: how certain arguments have …

Individuals have different values. They prioritize their values in different ways. Controversial
choices are choices which are perceived by many to be either irrational or against a …