True or total autonomy
- Takes no account of needs of others, nor of the individual’s need for others. It is based solely on the needs of the individual making the decision
- Nothing about living with others
- Life is lived in communities; family, workplace, religious, academic
- Making decision without others – like planning a garden with regard to soil, climate etc
- Takes no account of the autonomy of those individuals whose help may be needed to achieve that decision
- Take no account of those who have to carry out the order
- Concept of total autonomy does not take into account the realities of life
- No such thing as total autonomous decision making
- All my decision impinges on someone else
- One cannot have everything
- Society do not owe you anything
- Concept based on an illusion. Why such we base so much of our decision making based on a delusion.
- Autonomy recent after the human rights movement
- Concept of total autonomy in a medical situation depends heavily upon the help of the physician, without actually acknowledging it
- There is a contractual relationship between patient and physician
- Paternalism
- Physician becomes a servant
- “these are my rights and you better deliver it”
- Total autonomy prevent the doctor from providing the best possible care
- Concept of total autonomy in medical situation do not take into account the realities of clinical practice
- It is not realistic for patient to be involved in every aspect of his/her care
- Hospital will come to a stand-still if it is totally subjected to the patient's demands
I do not think there is such a thing as true or total autonomy. It is just wistful thinking
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