Reflection Paper:

“…Autonomy is widely recognized in contemporary medicine and can fairly be described as the cornerstone of contemporary bioethics.” --Steinbock, Arras and London, EIMM, p. 45.

Write a 2-3 page paper reflecting on the implications of an ethical theory that assumes autonomy to have such importance. Be sure to

• briefly explain what is meant by “autonomy”
• discuss the advantages of holding autonomy as your foundational value
• discuss the problems with holding autonomy as your foundational value
• decide whether you think autonomy should be taken as the “cornerstone of contemporary ethics” or whether something else should function as its foundation.
  
  DUE: January 30