Flashcards in Lecture 11 Deck (8)
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1
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Consent needs to be… (3)
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- Uncoerced
- Capacity
- Information
2
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Informed choice (2)
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- Consent
- Respect for autonomy
3
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Medical Autonomy - Justification
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- Promotes disclosure and seeking of care; better outcome overall
- Normative authority of patients to make decisions for themselves regardless of their interests
- Patients are better positioned to evaluate their overall interests
- Not absolute (public health, duty to warn)
4
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Childbirth concerns (4)
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- Lack of ability to make decisions
- Emergency situation
- Decision under duress
- Inability to inform
5
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Conscientious Objection
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- Refusal to perform a legal role or responsibility because of moral values or other personal beliefs.
- Abortion, circumcision, medical assistance in dying
6
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Risky action
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-An action that has a high probability of resulting in a negative or undesirable outcome.
7
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Morally risky action
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-An action that has a high probability of resulting in a morally wrong outcome.
8
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Degree of risk (5)
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- Likelihood act is wrong
- Severity of potential wrongdoing
- Cost of avoiding potential wrongdoing
- Responsibility for wrongdoing
- Moral risks of not acting