Informed Consent: The Law's Uneasy Compromise with Ethical Theory

Authors

Alan J. Weisbard, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva UniversityFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. The Law and Its Development ... A. The Common Law Context ... B. Characteristics of Informed Consent Cases ... C. The Centrality of Disclosure of Risks ... D. The Law's Technical Requirements

III. Possibilities for Reform

Recommended Citation

Alan J. Weisbard, Informed Consent: The Law's Uneasy Compromise with Ethical Theory, 65 Neb. L. Rev. (1986)
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