Morality in Medicine: An Introduction to Medical Ethics |
Contents
Chapter One Free and Informed Consent | 17 |
Chapter Three The Problem of Abortion | 67 |
Chapter Five The Right to Health Care | 120 |
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amoralist antiabortion argument behavior believes will lead biological health C. D. Broad Carl Jung child compromise concept conflict consider death decide decision degree of irrationality depression deviant doctor drug euthanasia example fact factors fetus free and informed freedom give or withhold health care hemophilia hospital ideal self-image individual infanticide informed consent interfere issue Jehovah's Witness justified in overriding justify overriding Lesch-Nyhan syndrome level of health live Lomax Mason maximize happiness maximize self-realization means mental disorder moral nonpersonal normal overriding the right patient person person's right plans and projects problem processing information proxy consent psychiatric psychiatrist psychological rational choice realization reason to override refuse right to consent right to die right to health right to self-determination rights and desires self-interest short-term therapy Sissela Bok situation social society spina bifida suicide Suppose surgery therapist treatment violate the right withhold consent withhold free woman