tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032879293901194552.post2700200838682909294..comments2023-10-26T20:07:22.177+11:00Comments on Pathologic Basis of KT: Everything comes down to...KThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16274422838031555715noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032879293901194552.post-58720498773393381232008-06-24T07:41:00.000+10:002008-06-24T07:41:00.000+10:00Yes, it's very tricky. I think it's arrogant for u...Yes, it's very tricky. I think it's arrogant for us to assume that the patient wants to know what's going on, or that the patient doesn't already have an inkling of what's going on (as you said, by the way people act around them). I was surprised that official translators weren't used.<BR/><BR/>I'm writing an ethics essay about this soon...KThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274422838031555715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6032879293901194552.post-5945134074560781092008-06-24T01:37:00.000+10:002008-06-24T01:37:00.000+10:00I did a bioethics in undergrad and we touched on t...I did a bioethics in undergrad and we touched on this very topic. It's all very tricky and gets into the whole sordid world of ethical relativism. Whilst the patient has a right to know the diagnosis, they also have a right not to know; the principle of respect for autonomy doesn't require inflicting unwanted information of people. It does require finding out what kind of info they want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com