Opt-out, mandated choice and informed consent

A number of authors criticise opt-out (or ‘deemed consent’) systems for failing to secure valid consent to organ donation. Further, several suggest that mandated choice offers a more ethical alternative. This article responds to criticisms that opt-out does not secure informed consent. If we assume...

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Main Author: Saunders, Ben (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2023
In: Bioethics
Year: 2023, Volume: 37, Issue: 9, Pages: 862-868
RelBib Classification:NCH Medical ethics
XA Law
Further subjects:B presumed consent
B mandated choice
B Consent
B Organs
B Donation
B opt-out
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