Given Respect for Patient Autonomy, Which of the Following Are

Multiple Choice

Given respect for patient autonomy, which of the following are health care providers obligated to do?

A) They must honor a competent patient's request of treatment even if they reasonably deem it harmful or medically inappropriate
B) They must honor a competent patient's refusal of treatment even if the patient's life is at risk
C) They must honor either the request or refusal of treatment, as stated by a competent patient
D) None of the above