Expanding the Horizon of Our Obligations in the Clinician‐Patient Relationship

Hastings Center Report 47 (4):40-41 (2017)
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Abstract

Johan Brännmark's article “Patients as Rights Holders,” in this issue of the Hastings Center Report, squarely identifies some important problems with the way we in clinical practice conceive of our obligations to our patients. As a solution, he helpfully suggests augmenting our focus on autonomy and informed consent with a broader menu of considerations drawn from the literature on human rights. Respect for autonomy is, of course, one of the hallowed principles of bioethics. In our traditional understanding, our patients deserve our respect because they are capable of autonomous choice, and the way we demonstrate our respect is by seeking their informed consent for our care. This model is so deeply ingrained that many of us have difficulty imagining that there could be any other way of thinking about it. But this model has two very serious drawbacks, problems that speak to much of what is wrong with health care today.

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