Reconceptualizing Autonomy for Bioethics

• Published in: Kennedy Institute of Ethics journal Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 171 - 203
• Main Authors: Dive, Lisa, Newson, Ainsley J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Johns Hopkins University Press 01.06.2018
• Subjects: Bioethical Issues; Bioethics; Decision making; Feminism; Genomics; Human subjects; Humans; Informed consent; Medical ethics; Medical personnel; Medicine; Morality; Patients; Personal Autonomy; Principles; Professional ethics; Theory

Autonomy plays a central role in bioethics, but there is no consensus as to how we should understand this concept. This paper critically considers three different conceptions of autonomy: the default conception prevalent in bioethics literature; a broader procedural account of autonomy drawing on mo...