Autonomy and Just Health

Not just autonomy--the principles of American biomedical ethics.

The Principles of Biomedical Ethics by Tom L Beauchamp and James F Childress which is now in its fourth edition has had a great influence on the development of bioethics through its exposition of a theory based on the four principles: respect for autonomy; non-maleficence; beneficence, and justice (1). The theory is developed as a common-morality theory, and the present paper attempts to show h...

Physician autonomy and health care reform.

MANY PHYSICIANS ARE DISTRESSED AS THEY LOOK TOward the future. A recent survey of physicians reported that 65% thought the quality of health care will deteriorate in the future. Part of this malaise isdrivenbyconcerns that reformscontained in theAffordableCareAct(ACA)willfurthererodephysicians’autonomy. On the contrary, the ACA has provisions that will mitigate the long-standing concern that pa...

Mother’s Autonomy and Health Outcome in Nepal

C l i n M e d International Library Citation: Bhandari PB (2015) Mother’s Autonomy and Health Outcome in Nepal. Int J Womens Health Wellness 1:002 Received: August 30, 2015: Accepted: October 12, 2015: Published: October 14, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Bhandari PB. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, ...

[Health promotion groups for improving autonomy, living conditions and health].

This article presents the methodology of Health Promotion Groups, which were conceived as a means of contributing towards developing autonomy, improving living conditions and promoting health. The method is identified as a collective and interdisciplinary health intervention, consisting of a group process. It guides the development of attitudes and behavioral patterns towards continually transf...

Just health: meeting health needs fairly.