RT Article
T1 Obligation and consent
JF Journal of medical ethics
VO 15
IS 4
SP 195
OP 196
A1 Lesser, H.
LA English
YR 1989
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1816106984
AB It is often supposed, as in Professor Kluge's article (1), that one can only acquire an obligation by free consent. This paper argues that although this is true of some types of obligation, including the ones discussed by Professor Kluge, it is by no means true of all. In particular, it is argued, society may legitimately impose obligations on us without our consent, if the obligations are reciprocated, or if it is simply enforcing an already existing moral obligation.
DO 10.1136/jme.15.4.195