PHIL-386 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Primum Non Nocere, Homo Economicus, Kantian Ethics
19 May 2020
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However, it"s important to understand what the other guiding principles of biomedical ethics are as well, because they must all be kept in mind when guiding practices, behaviour and decisions. How much harm can make a benefit worthwhile?). Thus, we can see that these principles, may be general guides, but still require that we need to engage in ethical deliberation: 1. Respect for autonomy: the general obligation to respect the freely chosen ends of individuals/patients. It can include things like recognizing the patient has control over things like whether they receive treatment or not, and not forcing or coercing them into decisions regarding health care. It"s a key idea in the the hippocratic oath. Often this involves considering the following things: fair distribution of scare resources, competing needs, rights and obligations, and possible conflicts with legislation: respect for autonomy. One of the principles of health care concerns respect for patient autonomy.
