Individuals are, to an extent, capable of deciding what is best for them; but in the health care field, there is a lot of knowledge that professionals have access to that the average person does not.
Although the doctrine of informed consent is a relatively recent, it governs the relationship between physicians and patients. The main purpose of informed consent is to promote human rights and dignity. My aim is to show that the doctrine of informed consent, as practiced in the relationships between physicians and patients, often does not fulfill its main purpose; i.e., it does not safeguard the interests, rights, and dignity of patients.
Humans have the power to discriminate or to make decisions about what is good for them, what may harm
Although the doctrine of informed consent is a relatively recent, it governs the relationship between physicians and patients. The main purpose of informed consent is to promote human rights and dignity. My aim is to show that the doctrine of informed consent, as practiced in the relationships between physicians and patients, often does not fulfill its main purpose; i.e., it does not safeguard the interests, rights, and dignity of patients.
Humans have the power to discriminate or to make decisions about what is good for them, what may harm