Rational non-interventional paternalism: why doctors ought to make judgments of what is best for their patients.

This paper argues that doctors ought to make all things considered value judgments about what is best for their patients. It illustrates some of the shortcomings of the model of doctor as 'fact-provider'. The 'fact-provider' model fails to take account of the fact that practising...

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Autore principale: Savulescu, J
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 1995