PHLB09H3 Chapter 3: PHLB09 - Chapter 3
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Phlb09 | chapter 3 - paternalism and patient autonomy | Shades of autonomy and paternalism: autonomy- is a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:396)atio(cid:374)al (cid:272)apa(cid:272)it(cid:455) fo(cid:396) self-governance or self- determination. We practice our autonomy when we make a decision purely based on our own. Weak paternalism- paternalism directed at people who do not have the ability to act autonomously and make their own decision (e. g. mentally disturbed) People only accept paternalism not for consent but for beneficence- intervening to si(cid:373)pl(cid:455) p(cid:396)o(cid:373)ote a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:449)elfa(cid:396)e. E. g. a child with diabetes that (cid:374)e(cid:448)e(cid:396) had thei(cid:396) dia(cid:271)etes t(cid:396)eated (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause of thei(cid:396) pa(cid:396)e(cid:374)t(cid:859)s faith (christian-scientists) E. g. a child that could get a blood transfusion after and accident because of their faith (cid:894)jeho(cid:448)ah(cid:859)s (cid:449)it(cid:374)ess(cid:895), the do(cid:272)to(cid:396)(cid:859)s still ga(cid:448)e he(cid:396) the (cid:271)lood t(cid:396)a(cid:374)sfusion to save her life and the hospital got sued. Futile treatments: sometimes the roles can be reversed; the patient may want a treatment that the physician highly believes that may not be beneficial to give, e. g.
