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PRINCIPLE AUTONOMY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-10-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Medicine
- Ethics and Morals
- Medical and Hospital Organization
- Health Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- principle of autonomy
1, record 1, English, principle%20of%20autonomy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- autonomy principle 2, record 1, English, autonomy%20principle
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person has a right to bodily integrity and self-determination, and fromthat flows the right to make decisions about the health care that she or he will choose, accept or rejetc. 3, record 1, English, - principle%20of%20autonomy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In "The Patient as Partner" I argued that the informed consent movement in medical ethics can be understood adequately only as a manifestation of the principle of autonomy and its ascendance over Hippocratic beneficence. 4, record 1, English, - principle%20of%20autonomy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... the "quality of life" principle could ... justify non-voluntary (and ultimately involuntary)_euthanasia, while the autonomy principle could justify death-on-demand, irrespective of medical condition. 2, record 1, English, - principle%20of%20autonomy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la médecine
- Éthique et Morale
- Organisation médico-hospitalière
- Droit de la santé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe d'autonomie
1, record 1, French, principe%20d%27autonomie
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le droit d'être laissé seul juge, le droit à une vie privée, le droit de refuser les interventions d'autrui. 2, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27autonomie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En situation normale, face à un adulte capable de diriger sa propre vie, le principe d'autonomie exige l'accord de celui-ci à tout traitement médical ou à tout essai expérimental. 3, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27autonomie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur le plan juridique, ce principe se traduit par l'exigence en common law ou dans les lois, que le praticien obtienne le consentement éclairé d'une personne avant de procéder à une intervention médicale. 4, record 1, French, - principe%20d%27autonomie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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