And the result is -- we call it "patient autonomy," which makes it sound like a good thing, but what it really is is a shifting of the burden and the responsibility for decision-making from somebody who knows something -- namely, the doctor -- to somebody who knows nothing and is almost certainly sick and thus, not in the best shape to be making decisions -- namely, the patient.
Selle tulemuse nimi on "patsiendi autonoomia", mis kõlab nagu oleks see midagi head. Aga tegelikult on see koorma ja otsustusvastutuse ümbertõstmine inimeselt, kes asjast midagi jagab -- justnimelt arstilt -- inimesele, kes ei tea midagi, ning kes on peaaegu kindlasti haige ning seega mitte kõige paremas vormis otsuste langetamiseks -- nimelt patsiendile.