Penn Bioethics Seminar Series: Constance Perry

Don't throw autonomy out with the bathwater

Tuesday, April 28, 12-1p ET, via Zoom

https://zoom.us/j/685710106?pwd=aWZoQzV3SHlmZjhhM08vb1VzSDVrdz09
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This talk will present some of the major criticisms of autonomy in clinical ethics. These criticisms raise important points for clinical ethics that need to be addressed. Many of the critics represent vulnerable or disenfranchised groups in society and bioethics (e.g. women, minorities, people with disabilities, etc.). If clinical ethics consultants (CECs) wish to be inclusive, equitable, accurate and empowering, they need to consider and respond to these critiques. I will argue that clinical ethics consultants (CECs) do not need to jettison or even significantly weaken autonomy’s role in clinical ethics. Rather, CECs should adapt their practices to nurture and empower autonomous capacity.

Constance Perry, PhD
Associate Professor, Health Administration Department, Drexel University

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