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    J Med Ethics. 1992 Dec;18(4):197-201.

    Should public health respect autonomy?

    Abstract

    This paper suggests that public health, due to its community orientation, may be ignoring certain ethical principles--namely the rights of individuals and communities to self-determination. The expectation of individual rights as a member of a community is reviewed and the additional right of a community for self-determination is proposed. The influences on ethical evaluations by the legal and economic environments are suggested, using US examples. The conclusion argues that as the focus of health-care delivery changes, it will become more important to consider these questions of group ethics.

    PMID:
    1460648
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC1376144
    Free PMC Article

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