We offer a critique of one prominent understanding of the principle of respect for autonomy
and of analyses of medical paternalism based on that understanding. Our main critique is …

In this article, Cara Dunne and Catherine Warren challenge the current role of genetic
counselors in advising expectant mothers about potential genetic defects of their fetuses …

Autonomy is a concept that holds much appeal to social and legal philosophers. Within a
medical context, it is often argued that it should be afforded supremacy over other concepts …

As knowledge increases about the human genome, prenatal genetic testing will become
cheaper, safer and more comprehensive. It is likelythat there will be a great deal of support …

Three radical changes have occurred in the ancient edifice of medical ethics in the last two
decades. Each promises to transform the nature of the physician-patient relationship with …

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A number of prominent bioethicists, such as Parker, Lucassen and Knoppers, have called for
the adoption of a system in which by default genetic information is shared among family …

There can be little doubt, at least in the Western world, that autonomy is the ruling principle
in contemporary bioethics. In spite of its 'triumph'however, the dominance of the utilitarian …

Human genomic information is invested with enormous power in a scientifically motivated
society. Genomic information has the capacity to produce a great deal of good for society. It …

To a great extent modern biomedical ethics emerged out of concerns about failures to
respect the autonomy of patients and research subjects. Their choices often were not sought …