La lucha por la autonomía: ¿demasiado, poco o nada?
| Autor | Zohar Lederman - Michelle Piperberg |
| Páginas | 223-225 |
223Cuad. Bioét. XXIII, 2012/1ª
La lucha por la autonomía: ¿demasiado, poco o nada?
THE STRUGGLE FOR AUTONOMY:
TOO MUCH, TOO LITTLE OR NOT AT ALL?
LA LUCHA POR LA AUTONOMÍA:
¿DEMASIADO, POCO O NADA?
Zohar Lederman* and Michelle Piperberg**
Palabras clave: bioética, autonomía, toma de decisiones, relación médico-paciente.
Key Words: bioethics, autonomy, decision-making, patient- physician relationship.
* Medical Student, Universita’ degli studi di Pavia, Italy - zoharlederman@gmail.com
** Doctoranda, Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad de Barcelona. Dept. Filosofía Teorética y Práctica,
c/ Montalegr, 6 (4º) 08001, Barcelona - mpiperberg@ub.edu
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since. He doesn’t want any more pain, he
doesn’t want to be touched or/and poked
by physicians anymore, but just to be left
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what, not saying a word. His family is
there too: his son, daughter in law and
a close neighbor. The son is quiet, while
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