This paper explores an emerging sub-field of both empirical bioethics and experimental
philosophy, which has been called “experimental philosophical bioethics”(bioxphi). As an …

Following up on previous research demonstrating the high level of care realized by a
paternalistic Mexican physician, the present research further explored the hypothesis that …

Phenomenology gives rise to certain ontological considerations that have far-reaching
implications for standard conceptions of patient autonomy in medical ethics, and, as a result …

During the last decades, shared decision making (SDM) has become a very popular model
for the physician-patient relationship. SDM can refer to a process (making a decision in a …

Respect for patient autonomy is paramount in resolving ethical tensions in end-of-life care.
The concept of relational autonomy has contributed to this debate; however, scholars often …

Background: As a person nears the end of their life, culture and ethnicity increasingly drive
preferences and priorities for care. Understanding these preferences and priorities is …

The question of what makes someone the same person through time and change has long
been a preoccupation of philosophers. In recent years, the question of what makes ordinary …

In a recent paper, Braun argued for an autonomy-based approach to assisted suicide as a
way to avoid the expressivist objection to assisted dying laws. In this paper, I will argue that …

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a frenzy of action toward
accessing and manufacturing more ventilators, together with sensational-ist headlines …

According to the High Court in England and Wales, the primary purpose of legal
interventions into the lives of vulnerable adults with mental capacity should be to allow the …