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A 14 page analysis of informed consent. The author defines informed consist and identifies its critical elements. Three specific cases involving infants and the polarization of medical and parental opinion are analyzed in regard to consent, negligence, palliative care, and duty of care. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Informed consent is an important element of many aspects of our world. One of the most critical of these
is in the medical arena. Most developed countries, in fact, have developed laws to require informed consent in the medical environment. The exact requirements, however, still remain confusing.
Canada, for example, has common law in place but it also has a variety of provincial/territorial acts which restate common law as well as some legislation which either changes
or clarifies common law (MacDonald, 1994). Some of this legislation is service specific, a fact which further confuses the issue. Guido(1999, 43) defines informed consent as:
"The authorization by the patient of the patients legal representative to do something to the patient
and is based on legal capacity, voluntary action and comprehension" In actuality even touching a
patient requires consent such that action violates the privacy of their body (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In some cases consent is implied (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). Take the
action of the patient who rolls up their sleeve to receive a shot for example (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). Sometimes even oral consent is appropriate (Retsas and Forrester, 1995).
In more complex procedures, however, consent must be made through a signed legal document (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). In all cases consent must be freely and voluntarily given
and must be made in regard to a specific procedure performed by a specific individual or individuals (Retsas and Forrester, 1995).
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