Autonomy and Distributive Justice at the End of Life

Discussions of autonomy at the end of life in health care contexts is no new phenomenon. However, what seems to have changed in issues of autonomy is cases where patients want to refuse a treatment to cases where patients are demanding more treatment when medical professionals may not agree or be ab...

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Main Author:	Fukushima, Corinna
Format:	Others
Published:	Scholarship @ Claremont 2016
Subjects:	Autonomy Bioethics End of Life Bioethics and Medical Ethics Ethics and Political Philosophy
Online Access:	http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/878 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1855&context=scripps_theses

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spelling	ndltd-CLAREMONT-oai-scholarship.claremont.edu-scripps_theses-18552016-05-30T03:27:26Z Autonomy and Distributive Justice at the End of Life Fukushima, Corinna Discussions of autonomy at the end of life in health care contexts is no new phenomenon. However, what seems to have changed in issues of autonomy is cases where patients want to refuse a treatment to cases where patients are demanding more treatment when medical professionals may not agree or be able to provide them with the medical treatment. Some key competing interests impacting patient autonomy include beneficence-doing what is in the best interests of the health or well-being of the patient- and resource limitations. Here, I will explore distributive justice theories that impact the end of life and how they constrain autonomy. 2016-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf http://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/878 http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1855&context=scripps_theses © 2016 Corinna Fukushima default Scripps Senior Theses Scholarship @ Claremont Autonomy Bioethics End of Life Bioethics and Medical Ethics Ethics and Political Philosophy
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description	Discussions of autonomy at the end of life in health care contexts is no new phenomenon. However, what seems to have changed in issues of autonomy is cases where patients want to refuse a treatment to cases where patients are demanding more treatment when medical professionals may not agree or be able to provide them with the medical treatment. Some key competing interests impacting patient autonomy include beneficence-doing what is in the best interests of the health or well-being of the patient- and resource limitations. Here, I will explore distributive justice theories that impact the end of life and how they constrain autonomy.
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Autonomy and Distributive Justice at the End of Life

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