The ethics committee is meeting to discuss treatment options for a client diagnosed with a genetic disorder
When addressing the ethics of this client's treatment, the committee will focus on which of the following ethical principles? (Select all that apply.)
1. Autonomy
2. Timeliness
3. Beneficence
4. Cost-effectiveness
5. Nonmaleficence
6. Justice
1, 3, 5, 6
The four principles that support the ethical decision-making process regarding the treatment of a genetic disorder are: 1) autonomy, 2) beneficence, 3) nonmaleficence, and 4) justice. Timeliness and cost-effectiveness are not ethical principles.
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