Human rights and bioethics Flashcards
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The four ethical principles
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Non-maleficence - Avoid harm to patients
Beneficence - Do good: moral obligation to patients
Autonomy - Right to informed consent, privacy, refusal to treatment
Justice - Fair and appropriate treatment
2
Q
Deontological
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Focuses on the action so if the action is immoral, it is still wrong even if the outcome is positive
3
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Utilitarian/consequentialism
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It places focus on consequence of actions and general utility/happiness
