The ralation Ship of SARS patients' rights and public interests / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Some of the SARS patients' rights( such as self-determination, privacy, personal freedom and body eminent domain) and social commonweal principle conflict, which restricts a SARS patient's rights. Meanwhile the SARS patients must carry out their obligations to safeguard public interests. It's revealed from one aspect that the public not only pay attention to the patients' legal rights and interests but also understand the patients' rights and obligations are relative and flexible.