PHIL 313 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neurodegeneration, Negative And Positive Rights, Primum Non Nocere
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Biotechnology has a considerable amount of ethical questions. The grandfather had recently died from a neurodegenerative disease and the mother suffers from depression: these psychosocial factors influenced the pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)ts(cid:859) decision to stop treatment (there are no absolutes) Prohibited: an action cannot be overridden by any other reason (ethically decisive) ie. it is prohibited to expose patients to undue risk or harm. Obligated: an action that cannot be overridden by any other reason (ethically decisive) ie. a do(cid:272)to(cid:396) is o(cid:271)ligated to (cid:396)espe(cid:272)t a patie(cid:374)t(cid:859)s de(cid:272)isio(cid:374) a(cid:271)out thei(cid:396) (cid:272)a(cid:396)e, su(cid:272)h as refusing treatment. Permitted: can be overridden by another reason (not ethically decisive) ie. parents are permitted to consent to or allow certain procedures but if the treatment does more harm than good, the parents can be overridden. Autonomy: the capacity of a rational individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision (ie. informed consent: based on the individual, divided into: