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Bioethical Principles
A brief review of the bioethical principles in healthcare.
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Undergraduate 1
10/16/2023

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Respect for Patient Autonomy
Definition
A patient has the right to make their own medical decisions.
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Benefience
Definition
A clinician's first duty to benefit their patient.
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Non-Malefience
Definition
First "do not harm".
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Justice (Ethics)
Definition
By society's standards, the inclusion of vulnerable populations in research, consideration of resource allocation, and treating people equitably.
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Moral Status
Definition
Any entity that is part of the moral community, is capable of being related to, and capable of suffering.
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Double-Effect
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This doctrine says that if doing something morally good also has a morally bad side-effect, it's ethically permissible to do it providing the bad side-effect wasn't intended. This is true even if you foresaw that the bad effect would probably happen.
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