Table 1 Characteristics of the professional, state technical and judicial logics that are most relevant to the discussion in this paper [21]
| Professional logic | State technical logic | State judicial logic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guiding values | Patient interest | Public interest | Constitutionalism |
| Actors with the legitimacy to debate issues that concern healthcare interventions |
Regulators of professions Healthcare professionals and their representatives |
Regulators of professions Healthcare professionals and their representatives |
Legal practitioners, Litigants (any rights-bearing individual) |
| Decision-making forums |
Stakeholder meetings and other groupings of health professionals Regulators’ internal committee meetings | Regulators’ internal committee meetings | Courts of law |
| Decision-makers with coercive power | Healthcare practice regulators | Healthcare practice regulators | Judges |