自主性是生物倫理與研究倫理中的核心原則，其基礎源於道德與哲學傳統。自主性強調每個人皆有權利與能力，就醫療處置、治療方式及生物醫學研究做出獨立決定。在全球生物倫理的脈絡下，自主性被廣泛應用於臨床實務與研究之中，但其普遍性仍面臨文化與倫理差異的挑戰。

1. The freedom to decide and practice independently. (ENAI)

2. (1) the capacity for self-governance, i.e. the ability to make reasonable decisions. (2) A moral principle barring interference with autonomous decision-making. (NIH)

3. Autonomy is a central principle in bioethics and research ethics, grounded in moral and philosophical traditions. It emphasizes each person’s right and capacity to make independent decisions about medical procedures, treatments, and biomedical research. Within a global bioethical framework, autonomy is applied in both clinical practice and research, though challenges remain regarding its universality across different cultural and ethical contexts.

中文釋義翻譯自英文釋義之資料來源。

1. European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI). (2018). Glossary for Academic Integrity: Revised version [PDF]. ENAI. https://www.academicintegrity.eu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/EN-Glossary_revised_final_24.02.23.pdf

2. Resnik, D. B. (2015). Glossary of commonly used terms in research  ethics. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/resources/bioethics/glossary/index.cfm

3. Manda-Taylor, L., Masiye, F., & Mfutso-Bengo, J. (2015). Autonomy. In H. ten Have (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Bioethics (pp. 1–8). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05544-2_460-1

• 原則上「單字中英文釋義」欄位的內容皆採用原文引用（即未經改寫），僅少部分內容有經微幅文字編輯。若欲對釋義內容有更深入的瞭解，敬請參考「資料來源」欄位所提供之原始出處的完整內容。
• 資料來源無編號：代表釋義內容出自同一筆來源。
• 資料來源有項目符號：代表釋義內容是引用多筆來源合寫而成。
• 資料來源有編號：代表該來源是相同編號之釋義內容的原始出處。