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Which Ethical Principle Is Upheld When the Surgeon Refuses to Operate

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Which ethical principle is upheld when the surgeon refuses to operate on the patient because potential benefit is minimal compared to the pain that the patient will endure?


Definitions:

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.

Learned Rules

Guiding principles acquired through experience or instruction that influence behavior and decision-making.

Sleeper Effect

A phenomenon where a message that was initially discounted and deemed unconvincing becomes more persuasive over time.

Persuasion

The action or process of convincing someone to believe or do something through reasoning or argument.

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