Principlism
Response to question one
****** please respond to discussion question below, add citation and references 🙂 *****
Principlism, especially in the context of bioethics in the United States, has often been critiqued for raising the principle of autonomy to the highest place, such that it trumps all other principles or values. How would you rank the importance of each of the four principles? How do you believe they would be ordered in the context of the Christian biblical narrative? Refer to the topic overview and other topic study materials in your response.
Answer previewThe rank of the Four Principles according to Importance
Upholding Principlism is critical in the context of bioethics since it ensures the overall welfare of patients. In the context of patient well-being, Nonmaleficence, which entails no harm patients, would be ranked first to ensure all actions inflict no harm to patients. Respect for patient autonomy would be ranked second, which involves respecting patient wishes and interests at the best of one’s ability (Brännmark, 2017). In other words, it means respecting patient requests and plans to their care and choice of end-of-life care…
(350 words)