Abstract
Autonomy refers to an individual's right to ‘self-govern’, to run one's own life and make one's own decisions. Respect for autonomy (along with justice, beneficence and non-maleficence) is one of the moral principles underpinning medical ethics (Beauchamp and Childress, 2001). The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland regards autonomy as the most important of the four principles (Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, 2008; Wee, 2009).
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