Autonomy & the Refusal of Lifesaving Treatment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20337635 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce L Miller (0000-0002-2152-4220, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 22 |
| Publication date | 1981-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Hastings Center Report (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-0334 • E-ISSN: 1552-146X |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3561339 |
| PMID | 7298320 |
| OpenAlex | W2002908192 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
C ontemporary, normative ethics-both theoretical and applied-has reacted against utilitarianism because of its tendency to regard the individual as little more than a recipient of good and evil. To avoid the pernicious effect of this notion, many philosophers have insisted that the concept of a person as an autonomous agent must have a central and independent role in ethical theory.' From this position there is firm ground to resist coercion and its less forceful, but more pervasive, cousins: manipulation and undue influence. It also provides a warrant for treating a person's own choices, plans, and conception of self as generally dominant over what another believes to be in that person's best interest
Autonomy · Medical emergency · Personal autonomy · Political science · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Patient Dignity and Privacy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2005 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |