Work

(Re)constructing the autonomous self : an empirical feminist inquiry into gender and the autonomy ideal.

Year: 2006

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Informed consent procedures are an essential part of the ethical conduct of research, including clinical trials. The principle of autonomy justifies this process. However, it is clear that conventional assumptions about autonomy offer limited guidance in many countries where clinical research on non-Western populations is conducted by Western researchers. Beginning with a brief review of conventional approaches to autonomy, the present research explored feminist alternatives to this principle, drawn from self-in-relation and care theories.

Source: ResearchSpace (University of KwaZulu-Natal)

Author: Debra Leigh Marais

Language: English

Topic: Ethics and bioethics in healthcare

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1525615158

Cites: 377

Cited by: 1

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