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December 03, 2007
When are people competent to refuse treatment?
In his The Pulse article of December 1st, Inability to Want to get Better Anders Sandberg ponders a dilemma: when are people competent to refuse treatment?
New research suggests that current standards of competency overlook important complications. This in turn is a serious challenge for a liberal and non-paternalistic view of autonomy.
Posted by Waldemar at December 3, 2007 04:00 AM