Mandatory Disclosure and Medical Paternalism
Medical practitioners are duty-bound to tell their patients the truth about their medical conditions, along with the risks and benefits of proposed treatments. Some patients, however, would rather not receive medical information. A recent response to this tension has been to argue that that the disc...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| In: |
Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2016, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 409-424 |
| IxTheo Classification: | NCH Medical ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Informed Consent
B Paternalism B Epistemic paternalism B patient autonomy B The right not to know |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
