Applying the Peter Parker Principle to Healthcare

The role of power in healthcare can raise many ethical challenges. Power is ownership, whether given, ceded, or taken of another person's autonomy. When a person has power over someone else, they can control or strongly influence the decision-making freedom of that person. From the principalist...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2024-04, Vol.33 (2), p.271-274
Main Authors: Stahl, James E, Nelson, William A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Beneficence
Decision Making
Delivery of Health Care
Humans
Paternalism
Personal Autonomy
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Summary:The role of power in healthcare can raise many ethical challenges. Power is ownership, whether given, ceded, or taken of another person's autonomy. When a person has power over someone else, they can control or strongly influence the decision-making freedom of that person. From the principalist perspective of healthcare ethics, denying a person their freedom to choose, should only occur when justifying conditions related to beneficence and nonmaleficence are sufficiently satisfied. In healthcare, it is rare to be able to identify situations where paternalism is justified. However, experience suggests that abusive power in healthcare is used too frequently without justifying criteria.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S0963180122000275