Dax Cowart: A Case Study

I do think people have the right to refuse treatment if and only if that person has the "capacity to deliberate a plan of action" and has the "capacity to put the plan into action" (Shannon & Kockler 47). Denying a competent person the ability to decide for his or herself would being denying their autonomy. I think the idea of providing appropriate treatment to a person in need describes our understanding of beneficence because we as humans want to help other humans. We feel an obligation to help others, and that shows by our want to provide treatment.

I don't think I could justify treating someone against their will because it violates their autonomy. An example of a person denying medical treatment is the case of Dax Cowart. Dax was severely