The requirement of informed consent (IC) to medical treatments is almost invariably justified
with appeal to patient autonomy. Indeed, it is common to assume that there is a conceptual …

In their Principles of biomedical ethics, Tom L Beauchamp and James F Childress take
'respect for autonomy'to be one basic principle of contemporary biomedical ethics. There is …

This article examines the ethical basis for government involvement in health care. It first
provides the case for individual autonomy, focusing on the justifications–particularly ethical …

There is widespread agreement that it would be both morally and legally wrong to treat a
competent patient, or to carry out research with a competent participant, without the …

The science of genetics holds great promise. Ideally, the more scientists learn about the
human genome and the functions of specific genes, the better they will understand what …

This is the first volume in which an account of personal autonomy is developed that both
captures the contours of this concept as it is used in social philosophy and bioethics, and is …

Recent advances in technology have significantly improved the accuracy of genetic testing
and analysis, and substantially reduced its cost, resulting in a dramatic increase in the …

This paper explores the value of respect for personal autonomy in relation to clearly immoral
and irrational acts committed freely and intentionally by competent people. Following …

In biomedical ethics the language of ''consent''has been framed almost entirely as ''informed
consent.''This has had the effect of skewing our understanding of consent toward providing …

Respect for Autonomy (RFA) has been a mainstay of medical ethics since its enshrinement
as one of the four principles of biomedical ethics by Beauchamp and Childress' in the late …