Chapter 6: Rights, Truth and Consent

SCENARIOS:

For each of the scenarios you should consider how a person would reach a decision if that person were using the basic principles from EACH of the following traditions:

• EGOISM

• UTILITARIANISM

• NATURAL LAW THEORY

• KANT's CATEGORICAL IMPERATIVE

• RAWLS MAXI_MIN PRINCIPLE of JUSTICE as FAIRNESS

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AUTONOMY

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/tools/princpl.html#prin1

INFORMED CONSENT

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/consntc1.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/consntc2.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/physptc1.html

TRUTH TELLING

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/truthc1.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/truthc2.html

PARENTAL CONSENT

Parental Refusal

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/parentc1.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/parentc2.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/parentc3.html

MATERNAL-FETAL CONFLICT

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/maternc1.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/maternc2.html

CONFIDENTIALITY

Prozac and Privacy

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/confidc1.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/confidc2.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/confidc3.html

http://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/topics/physptc2.html

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