African Traditional Medicine: Autonomy and Informed Consent

African Traditional Medicine

Peter Ikechukwu Osuji

2014

Advancing Global Bioethics
Volume 3

The Western liberal approach to informed consent defines autonomy as an independent choice or decision made by an individual as the final authority in medical decision-making. This approach is so dominant that one can fail to see the merits of other traditional and cultural perspectives.

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