The limits of consent
Subtitle: a socio-ethical approach to human subject research in medicine
By: edited by Oonagh Corrigan ... [et al.].
Contributors: Corrigan, Oonagh, 1957-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780199231461
Subjects: Informed consent (Medical law); Human experimentation in medicine -- Moral and ethical aspects
Description: Since its inception as an international principle to protect the welfare of patients and volunteers taking part in medical research, informed consent has become increasingly important within healthcare. Despite its ubiquitous status, there are a number of scholars who are beginning to question whether consent is adequate for contemporary biomedical research. This book considers a number of criticisms that have been levelled at the prominence given to autonomy, a central tenet underpinning the rationale for informed consent in Western bioethics. It raises questions about how quickly and easily this principle has been adopted, and how appropriate it is for those actively engaged in research. In the context of genetic research, for example, the individual's overriding right of autonomy to give consent to research could have huge implications for other members of their families. This book is a fascinating exploration of the inadequacies of consent, and will appeal to those in the fields of bioethics, socio-legal studies, sociology, and health law. Policy makers, research ethics committee members, and those healthcare professionals with an interest in medical ethics, will also find the book of interest.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Informed consent in medical research : a procedure stretched beyond breaking point? / Søren Holm and Søren Madsen; title: Beyond consent : the trust-based obligations of physicians to patients in clinical research / Paul B. Miller and Charles Weijer; title: Consent and private liability in clinical research / Paul Miller and Josephine Johnston; title: The decision to refuse consent to participation in a clinical trial : does a double standard exist? / Clare Snowdon, Diana Elbourne, and Jo Garcia; title: Beyond a rebarbative commitment to consent / Kathy Liddell; title: The normative status of the requirement to gain an informed consent in clinical trials : comprehension, obligations, and empirical evidence / Angus Dawson; title: Is there an obligation to participate in medical research? / Stephen John; title: Consent older adults : research as a virtuous relationship / Julian C. Hughes ... [et al.]; title: Putting consent in its place : the case of mentally disordered research subjects / Philip Bielby; title: Is consent sufficient? : a case study of qualitative research with men with intellectual disabilities / Margaret Ponder ... [et al.]; title: Consent to genetic testing : a family affair? / Nina Hallowell; title: Cultural authority of informed consent : indigenous participation in biobanking and salmon genomics focus groups / James Tansey and Michael Burgess; title: Consent and beyond : some conclusions / Martin Richards and Kathleen Liddell.