In Which of the Following Is the Individual's Right to Autonomy

question 7

Multiple Choice

In which of the following is the individual's right to autonomy violated?

• A) An older woman who refuses to undergo back surgery
• B) An older man whose physician and family coerce him to have foot surgery
• C) An infant whose parents elect for surgery to correct a congenital heart defect
• D) An athlete who seeks a second opinion based on his coach's suggestion

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Definitions:

Nonviolent Resistance

A method of protest or activism that rejects the use of physical force, relying instead on various forms of peaceful demonstration to achieve goals.

Civil Disobedience

is the act of refusing to comply with certain laws, demands, or commands of a government or occupying power, typically in a nonviolent form, as a form of political protest.

Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist, who led the campaign for India's independence from British rule through nonviolent resistance.

Centralized

Organized such that control, decision making, or authority is concentrated in a central location or governing body.