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<p>Autonomy is often said to be the dominant ethical principle in modern bioethics, and it is also important in law. Respect for autonomy is said to underpin the law of consent, which is theoretically designed to protect the right of patients to make decisions based on their own values and for their own reasons. The notion that consent underpins beneficent and lawful medical intervention is deeply rooted in the jurisprudence of countries throughout the world. However, Autonomy, Consent and the L
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- Author
- Sheila A. M. McLean
- Publisher
- London ; New York, N.Y.: Routledge-Cavendish
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780415473408
- Category
- law
- Subjects
- Medical, Law, Psychology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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