1 The Principle of Respect for autonomy Autonomy is Latin for self-rule. 2  We have an obligation to respect the autonomy of other persons, which is to respect the decisions made by other people concerning their own lives. 3  This is also called the principle of human dignity.
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The four principles plus scope approach enables health care workers from totally disparate moral cultures to share a fairly basic, common moral commitment, common moral language, and common analytical framework for reflecting on problems in health care ethics.
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54 ■ Chapter 2 Principles of Biomedical Ethics Case 2-C (continued) 3. The distinction between means and effects. The bad effect must not be a means to thegood effect. If the good effect were the direct causal result of the bad effect, the agentwould intend the bad effect in pursuit of the good effect.4.
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Moreover, these four principles, plus attention to their scope of application, encompass most of the moral issues that arise in health care. The four prima facie principles are respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.
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Nine years ago the BMJ allowed me to introduce to its readers 1 an approach to medical ethics developed by the Americans Beauchamp and Childress, 2 which is based on four prima facie moral principles and attention to these principles' scope of application.
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This paper, based on the preface of a large multiauthor textbook on medical ethics, 3 offers a brief account of this “four principles plus scope” approach.
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The Principle of nonmaleficence (It is not non-malfeasance, which is a technical legal term, & it is not nonmalevolence, which means that one did not intend to harm.) We have an obligation not to harm others: First, do no harm..
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The four principles plus scope approach claims that whatever our personal philosophy, politics, religion, moral theory, or life stance, we will find no difficulty in committing ourselves to four prima facie moral principles plus a reflective concern about their scope of application.
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Understand the relationships among moral value judgments, moral rules orideals, the principles of biomedical ethics, and ethical theory2. List and explain the principles of biomedical ethics3. List and recognize the requirements for autonomous choice4. Deﬁne competency and decisional capacity 5.
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In public life, we have an obligation to treat all people equally, fairly, and impartially. Corollary principle: Impose no unfair burdens. Combining beneficence and justice: We are obligated to work for the benefit of those who are unfairly treated.
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what are the basic principles of medical ethics
The basic principles of medical ethics are respect for autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.