4 Main Principles of Medical Ethics* 1. Beneficence
– doing good (Evidence Based Medicine) 2. Non-maleficence – risk vs. benefit (Do No Harm) 3. Autonomy – informed consent without deception 4. Justice – allocation of resources, laws (avoiding aversive practices) *Beauchamp TL, Childress JF. Principles of Biomedical Ethics. 3rd ed. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989.