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LOPEZ-SOTO, Paulo  e  SANTOS, Manuel J.. The problem of individual autonomy and family authority in decision-making in clinical ethics. Med. ética [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.3, pp.585-648.  Epub 04-Out-2023. ISSN 2594-2166.  https://doi.org/10.36105/mye.2023v34n3.01.

With the aim of studying some ethical problems related to clinical situations involving the family, a systematic review of this term is presented to understand and define it. Conceived as an organic body in its constitution, structure and organization, this article analyzes the various circumstances in which there is a relationship between clinical ethics and the family, mainly emphasizing the difference between individual autonomy and family authority.

Palavras-chave : personal autonomy; clinical ethics; family authority; family clinical practice guidelines.