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    It is not the case that The principle of informed consent requires that patient autonomy, not merely clinical necessity, grounds the justification for medical intervention.

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    • 1.Informed consent is impossible when patients lack medical expertise, making autonomy-based justification illusory.
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    • 2.Clinical necessity sometimes requires urgent action before meaningful consent is obtainable without harm.
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    • 3.Autonomy requires competence; incompetent patients' refusals shouldn't override medical judgment to prevent death.
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    • 1.Persons possess inherent dignity that requires respect for their choices, even when clinically suboptimal.
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    • 2.Patients bear the consequences of medical decisions, giving them legitimate authority over their own bodies.
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    • 3.Clinical necessity alone cannot justify overriding autonomy without consent, or paternalism becomes justified.
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