Autonomy and Best Interests Flashcards
1
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What is Capacity
A
Legal concept describing something discrete and decision specific
2
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What is autonomy
A
Autonomy is an ethical concept. SELF governance. Freedom from bodily constraint. Freedom to pursue goals.
3
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What is Ulysses contract?
A
The idea that removing someone’s capacity can be beneficial for them in the long run.
4
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What are the legal requirements for autonomy ?
A
Treatment without Consent is considered Battery.
What a person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision until they have been deemed unable to do so.
