The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn Quotes

“For patients to claim a right to any procedures they wish is to challenge a conscientious physician’s integrity as a physician.”
― Edmund D. Pellegrino, The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn: A Pellegrino Reader

“Autonomy is absolutized in principle and practice. This may lead to the second response, namely, that physicians will accede to whatever the patient or valid surrogate wants. This prompts the physician to transfer all responsibility to patients, family, or friends. This occurs with alarming frequency in the care of infants, the elderly, and demented patients who may be over- or under-treated because their surrogates demand it. Indeed,”
― Edmund D. Pellegrino, The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn: A Pellegrino Reader

“However, family and friends can be in a financial or emotional conflict of interest with the welfare of an incompetent patient.”
― Edmund D. Pellegrino, The Philosophy of Medicine Reborn: A Pellegrino Reader