Title
Three Kinds of Decision-Making Capacity for Refusing Medical Interventions.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-3-2021
Publication Title
American Journal of Bioethics
Abstract
According to a standard account of patient decision-making capacity (DMC), patients can provide ethically valid consent or refusal only if they are able to understand and appreciate their medical condition and can comparatively evaluate all offered treatment options. We argue instead that some patient
Volume
Online ahead of print
First Page
1
Last Page
11
Recommended Citation
Navin MC, Brummett AL, Wasserman JA. Three Kinds of Decision-Making Capacity for Refusing Medical Interventions. Am J Bioeth. 2021 Aug 3:1-11. doi: 10.1080/15265161.2021.1941423. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34344267.
DOI
10.1080/15265161.2021.1941423
ISSN
1536-0075
PubMed ID
34344267