2009•The AMA Journal of EthicOpen access

How Autonomous Is Medical Decision Making?

Andrew J Fagan

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Respecting another’s religious beliefs does not compel us to accept that those beliefs have been examined and are autonomously espoused. We come to hold beliefs in a multitude of ways, not all of which are fully informed and uncoerced.

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Respecting another’s religious beliefs does not compel us to accept that those beliefs have been examined and are autonomously espoused. We come to hold beliefs in a multitude of ways, not all of which are fully informed and uncoerced.

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Respecting another’s religious beliefs does not compel us to accept that those beliefs have been examined and are autonomously espoused. We come to hold beliefs in a multitude of ways, not all of which are fully informed and uncoerced.

Key concepts: Multitude, Psychology, Epistemology, Social psychology, Public relations, Sociology, Management science, Engineering ethics

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