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===Cardinal principles===
===Cardinal principles===
The four cardinal principles of medical ethics are:
The four cardinal principles of medical ethics are:
* autonomy (respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions),  
* <b>Autonomy</b> (respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions),  
* beneficence (acting in the best interest of the patient),
* <b>Beneficence</b> (acting in the best interest of the patient),
* non-maleficence (avoiding harm to the patient), and  
* <b>Non-maleficence</b> (avoiding harm to the patient), and  
* justice (ensuring fair treatment for all patients).<ref name="beautchamp1999">{{REFbook
* <b>Justice</b> (ensuring fair treatment for all patients).<ref name="beautchamp1999">{{REFbook
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===Secondary principles===
===Secondary principles===
There are also a number of secondary principles of medical ethics that include:
There are also a number of secondary principles of medical ethics that include:
* Provision of futile, ineffective, or unnecessary treatment
* <b>Provision of futile, ineffective, or unnecessary treatment.</b>
* <b>Misuse of medical resources.</b>
* <b>Misuse of medical resources.</b>
* <b>Surrogate consent.</b> (See below>)
* <b>Surrogate consent.</b> (See below>)
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* Preservation of the child’s right to an open future<ref>{{REFweb
* <b>Preservation of the child’s right to an open future.</b><ref>{{REFweb
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  |title=Medical Ethics and the Non-therapeutic Circumcision of Male Children
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