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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, <b>Autonomy, Consent and the Law</b> challenges the relationship between consent rules and autonomy, arguing that the very nature of the legal process inhibits its ability to respect autonomy, specifically in cases where patients argue that their ability to act autonomously has been reduced or denied as a result of the withholding of information which they would have wanted to receive.</p> <p>Sheila McLean further argues that the bioethical debate about the true nature of autonomy – while rich and challenging – has had little if any impact on the law. Using the alleged distinction between the individualistic and the relational models of autonomy as a template, the author proposes that, while it might be assumed that t

Who reads Autonomy, Consent and the Law (Biomedical Law and Ethics Library)?

Author

Sheila A. M. McLean

Publisher

Routledge-Cavendish

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780415473392

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Law, Medical, Philosophy