Autonomia e Consentimento Informado: Um Exercício de Cidadania?

Authors

  • Gloria Jólluskin Centro de Estudos Culturais, da Linguagem e do Comportamento (CECLICO), Universidade Fernando Pessoa
  • Teresa Toldy Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Keywords:

informed consent, citizenship, autonomy, rights of patients

Abstract

This article aims to discuss the relevance of informed consent for respecting the patient’s individual autonomy. We will begin by defining autonomy. Then, we will present different models of doctor-patient relations, underlining the combination of respect for the patient’s autonomy with the responsibility of the health professional. After presenting these different models, we will look into informed consent within the concept of autonomy, as well as considering the models discussed. This study seems to demonstrate that the exercise of autonomy, established by informed consent, depends not only on the patient, but also on the health professional, thus emphasizing the need to insist upon a model of autonomy based on interdependence.

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No. 12 (2011)

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