Not in all cases the patient's autonomy is the most important thing to respect and honor. There will always be situations where medical paternalism is justified. Justifiable paternalism from a medical perspective prolongs patients' lives by allowing them to exercise their autonomy. Failure to comply with the patient's requests or refusals of care constitutes a violation of autonomy at that point in the illness. While the previous statement is true, the medical professional is violating the patient's future autonomy. For this reason, medical professionals have the right to act in a paternalistic manner, so medical paternalism is justified through future autonomy and the obligation to promote the patient