The document discusses critiques of how the four principles of bioethics, especially in the US, elevate autonomy above all else. It asks how one would rank the importance of each principle and how they may be ordered within a Christian biblical context.

1. The four principles, especially in the context of bioethics in the United
States
The four principles, especially in the context of bioethics in the United States, have often
been critiqued for raising the principle of autonomy to the highest place, such that it trumps
all other principles or values. How would you rank the importance of each of the four
principles? How do you believe they would be ordered in the context of the Christian
biblical narrative?