“Autonomy is absolutized in principle and practice. This may lead to the second response, namely, that physicians will accede to whatever the patient or valid surrogate wants. This prompts the physician to transfer all responsibility to patients, family, or friends.… — Edmund D. Pellegrino Copy Share Image
“However, family and friends can be in a financial or emotional conflict of interest with the welfare of an incompetent patient.” — Edmund D. Pellegrino Copy Share Image
“Autonomy is absolutized in principle and practice. This may lead to the second response, namely, that physicians will accede to whatever the patient or… — Edmund D. Pellegrino Copy Share Image
“For patients to claim a right to any procedures they wish is to challenge a conscientious physician’s integrity as a physician.” — Edmund D. Pellegrino Copy Share Image
