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decisions—decisions that go against their deepest goals.
Bonnie
Very interesting point: I agree. Autonomy isn't respected by giving patients all the options, but rather by giving the options that further the patient's own goals. Too many doctors make a fetish of autonomy. It's a value for expressing the patient's important wishes, not for dumping information on them.
Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science
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