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  • 1Health Law Research Program, Faculty of Law, Queensland University of Technology. l.willmott@qut.edu.au

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Law
  • Bioethics
  • Legal Studies

Background:

  • Advance directives are legal documents for refusing life-sustaining medical treatment.
  • The principle of autonomy is central to these directives.
  • Australian law recognizes the right to make advance directives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To justify autonomy as the core principle for regulating advance directives.
  • To explore the necessity of autonomy in liberal democracies.
  • To address criticisms against autonomy in this legal domain.

Main Methods:

  • Legal analysis of case law and statutes.
  • Examination of ethical discourse on autonomy.
  • Philosophical justification of autonomy.

Main Results:

  • Autonomy is essential in liberal democracies and medical ethics.
  • Case law and statutes support autonomy in advance directives.
  • Key criticisms of autonomy in this context are refuted.

Conclusions:

  • Autonomy is the appropriate and necessary principle for regulating advance directives.
  • The legal and ethical frameworks strongly support patient autonomy.
  • Further legal and ethical discourse should uphold autonomy.