Philosophy Bites

Onora O'Neill on Medical Consent

Oct 21, 2007 · 13 min · 6.7 MB
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What do we mean by 'consent' in a medical context? Is it reasonable to ask for informed consent before performing medical procedures? Is consent even the most important issue. Onora O'Neill challenges some widely-held assumptions in this area in this interview for Philosophy Bites.