Bioethics in a Liberal Society: The Political Framework of Bioethics Decision Making

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CONTENTS Preface vii Acknowledgments xi 1. Introduction: The Liberal Framework 1 I. Patient Autonomy 2. Patient Autonomy and Informed Consent 13 3. Patient Responsibility for Decision Making 32 4. Advance Directives: Extending Autonomy for Patients 54 II. Professional Rights of Conscience 5. Beneficence, Abandonment, and the Duty to Treat 81 6. Rights of Conscience in the Physician-Patient Relationship 98 7. Conclusion: Health Care Ethics Committees and Consultants in a Liberal Framework 115 References 127 Index 133 This page intentionally left blank ...