Adnan Yaqoob

Department of Nursing, University of Lahore, Pakistan

Publications
  • Review Article   
    Autonomy Overrides Professional Obligations! An Ethical Analysis
    Author(s): Mishal Liaqat*, Adnan Yaqoob, Sidra Nadeem and Iram Liaqat

    Autonomy is considered the prime principle in medical ethics. Health care providers (HCP’s) are obligated to respect patients’ autonomy in almost every situation. Even if patients’ take decisions that poses could threat their life. It is especially challengeable in case of children where the key decision-makers are parents. This paper identifies such conditions in which there is a conflict between the parents’ autonomy to make decisions on behalf of their child and beneficence to improve children's health. A question arises with this situation on that, is it right to respect parent's autonomy or not, but HCP’s are committed to do in the best interest of their patients. .. View more»

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