Patient rights are a fundamental aspect of modern health care, encapsulating key ethical principles and legal protections for individuals receiving medical care. These rights have evolved over the ...

The Effect of Mental Illness on Autonomous Decision-Making Capacity. One key tenet of medical ethics is respect for patient autonomy. Respect for autonomy generally requires treating patients as ...

In other words, they are cases in which their mental illness and material circumstances undermine their autonomy. Leaving ...

Parental rights have emerged as a central battleground in the culture wars, debated in school board meetings, courtrooms and legislative chambers across the country. As conflicts intensify over what ...