Among the many innovations for which the twentieth century will undoubtedly be
remembered are its diverse medical advances. Not only were cures or vaccines found for …

Informed consent is a familiar concept for those living in the United States. Through the
years, the doctrine of informed consent has been under extensive study and has undergone …

The modern American doctrine of informed consent is, in basic outline, straightforward. As a
matter of law and the mainstream view in ethics, patients, generally, are entitled to be …

More than 30 years have passed since the phrase informed consent was first uttered in a
judicial opinion. Jay Katz's own ground-breaking work on informed consent is now more …

The now-traditional informed consent cause of action is well established. It is clear that
health care providers that do not adequately inform their patients of the risks associated with …

When the editors of the Journal of Contemporary Health Law and Policy asked me to
contribute an article to their issue in honor of my friend, colleague and dean, Guido …

I. Introduction Fairy tales are so appealing because ultimately they reduce complex human
encounters to enchanting simplicity. In listening to them we suspend judgment and believe …

The doctrine of informed consent'is intended to get physicians to talk to their patients so that
patients can make reasonably knowledgeable choices about whether to undergo particular …

Impending changes in the US health care system invite us to reconsider and reform the law
of informed consent. What do patients really want to know about a proposed course of …

Informed consent is an integral part of the shared decision making process and requires a
patient be informed of the benefits, risks and alternatives to a medical procedure. 2 This …