Autonomy -- The relevance of beneficence, justice and virtue -- The healthcare professional-patient relationship : setting the context for consent -- The concept of consent : what it is and what it isn't -- The legal regulation of consent -- Rationalising the law and ethics of consent -- Constructing consent : future regulation and the practice of healthcare
Summary
Alasdair Maclean examines the ethical basis for consent to medical treatment and offers proposals for reform
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-289) and index
