Reconceiving the Family: The Process of Consent in Medical Decisionmaking

Bioethicists think about families in terms of conflicting interests. This mistake results from an impoverished notion of informed consent. Only by adequately characterizing the process of informed consent can we capture the phenomenon of shared decisionmaking.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Hastings Center report 1996-03, Vol.26 (2), p.30-37
1. Verfasser:	Kuczewski, Mark G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioethics Comprehension Decision Making Denial Disclosure Diseases Ethical aspects Ethics, Medical Families & family life Family Family members Humans Individualism Informed Consent Informed consent (Medical law) Informed Consent - legislation & jurisprudence Legal consent Legal Guardians Medical Decision Making Medical ethics Mental Competency - legislation & jurisprudence Participative Decision Making Patient education Patient rights Patients Personal Autonomy Physicians Professional-Family Relations Risk Assessment Social Values United States
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Zusammenfassung:	Bioethicists think about families in terms of conflicting interests. This mistake results from an impoverished notion of informed consent. Only by adequately characterizing the process of informed consent can we capture the phenomenon of shared decisionmaking.
ISSN:	0093-0334 1552-146X
DOI:	10.2307/3528574