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The Illusion Of Autonomy In Women's Medical Decision-Making, Jamie Abrams Oct 2014

The Illusion Of Autonomy In Women's Medical Decision-Making, Jamie Abrams

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This article considers why there is not more conflict between women and their doctors in obstetric decision-making. While patients in every other medical context have complete autonomy to refuse treatment against medical advice, elect high-risk courses of action, and prioritize their own interests above any other decision-making metric, childbirth is viewed anomalously because of the duty to the fetus that the state and the doctor owe at birth. Many feminist scholars have analyzed the complex resolution of these conflicts when they arise, particularly when the state threatens to intervene to override the birthing woman’s autonomy. This article instead considers the …


Impaired Physicians And The Scope Of Informed Consent: Balancing Patient Safety With Physician Privacy, Sarah Haston Jul 2014

Impaired Physicians And The Scope Of Informed Consent: Balancing Patient Safety With Physician Privacy, Sarah Haston

Florida State University Law Review

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Constructing Autonomy: A Kantian Framework, Bailey H. Kuklin Feb 2014

Constructing Autonomy: A Kantian Framework, Bailey H. Kuklin

Bailey H. Kuklin

No abstract provided.