title: [The mercy in the health care relationship].
abstract: In this article, the author discusses the topic of mercy, trying to focus on the ethical-practical aspects in the health care relationship. The limits of the medical paternalism and of the health care model based on the person's autonomy are discussed in order to propose mercy as the new dimension of the health care alliance.
authors: Fabio
authors: F
authors: Cembrani
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D026706:Paternalism; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations