Research article summary (published 30 Oct 2006):

[Is informed consent actually possible?]

(Ist ein informed consent wirklich möglich?)

Full Abstract

In prenatal medicine, the doctrine of informed consent is subject to several restrictions:
women are confronted with social expectations to accept screening and tests that entail a pressure to decide. Some authors criticise that the informed consent overstretches the patient, dislocates responsibility to the individual, and, in many cases, is nothing but an empty ritual. The article defends the idea of informed consent. It argues that we need to reinterpret informed consent on the basis of a dialogical principle:
the aim is to recognise the subjectivity and vulnerability of the patient in her special situation, which implies a mutual culture of hearing.

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Author information

Author/s: Rehmann-Sutter, C (C);

Affiliation: Arbeitsstelle für Ethik in den Biowissenschaften, Universität Basel. christoph.rehmann-sutter(-atsign-)unibas.ch

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article; Review

Journal: Therapeutische Umschau. Revue thérapeutique (Ther Umsch), published in Switzerland. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2006-Nov; vol 63 (issue 11) : pp 699-702

Dates: Created 2006/10/31; Completed 2006/12/19; Revised 2008/02/12;

PMID: 17075784, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Choice Behavior - ethics Female Health Planning - methods Humans Informed Consent - ethics

Mass Screening - ethics Pregnancy Prenatal Diagnosis - ethics Public Health - ethics Switzerland

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