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Informed Consent as Societal Stewardship
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 January 2021
Abstract
When individual patients' medical decisions contribute to population-level trends, physicians may struggle with how to promote justice while maintaining respect for patient autonomy. This article argues that this tension might be resolved by using the informed consent conversation as an opportunity to position patients as societal stewards.
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- Symposium Articles
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- Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 45 , Issue 1: Under Attack: Reconceptualizing Informed Consent , Spring 2017 , pp. 41 - 50
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- Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2017
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