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Autonomy is not a problem of medical treatment, it's a fundamental principle of an ethical society. Without autonomy, the concepts of voluntary/involuntary los
by snowwrestler 8y ago
Autonomy is not a problem of medical treatment, it's a fundamental principle of an ethical society.
Without autonomy, the concepts of voluntary/involuntary lose meaning, which can enable some very nasty scenarios. Exceptions to autonomy are rare and come with stringent legal duties and obligations on the responsible party. Doctors are not responsible for their patients in that way; they are service providers.
Lack of understanding should not be sufficient to undercut an ethical principle like autonomy. Imagine if I had the power to decide that you don't sufficiently understand the concept of autonomy, and must be shipped off to a re-education center.
- ArchTypical 8y ago> Autonomy is not a problem of medical treatment, Talking about it outside of the specific conflict, is disingenuous. Everyone understands how important Autonomy is. That's part of the issue, not a supporting argument to value it over the health of a patient. If there's no patient, there's no Autonomy either.
- snowwrestler 8y agoThe GP comment was "Autonomy isn't a meaningful principle when it comes to medicine." So, I do not agree with you that "everyone understands how important autonomy is."
- 794CD01 8y agoNot agreeing isn't the same as not understanding.
- 794CD01 8y agoIf I legitimately didn't understand it, it would be right to teach me. That's why we have mandatory schools for children.