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Mrs. Wanglie and “Doctor Knows Best” and Making Decisions for Those Who Cannot Decide for Themselves: Autonomy in Two Recent Cases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2009

Fenella Rouse
Fenella Rouse
Affiliation:
Executive Director, Choice in Dying Inc., the National Council for the Right To Die.
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Extract

Since at least the Karen Ann Quinlan case, the idea of autonomy has always been central to the discussion about whether to given life-prolonging treatment. Those on different sides of the debate may disagree strongly about some of the issues, but the importance of the patient's autonomy has been accepted by people of widely different points of view.

Type
The Caduceus in Court
Information
Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , Spring 1992 , pp. 165 - 168
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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