The bioethical principle of autonomy:
a. states that the physician knows what is best for the patient.
b. does not apply to informed consent.
c. refers to patient self-determination.
d. states that every patient has a right to health care.
C
Self-determination, or the right to make one's own health care decisions, and informed consent are grounded in the principle of autonomy. The belief that a physician knows what is best for the patient is known as paternalism, and the belief that every patient has a right to health care is the principle of justice (Options a, b, and d).
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