ESSAY ON: Informed Consent; The Changing Attitude in the UK

Number of Pages 12

This research paper: This 12 page paper is a comprehensive look at the doctrine of 'informed consent'. The writer considers how the idea of informed consent has changed citing numerous cases, such as Bolam v Friern Hospital Management Committee [1957, Sidaway v Board of Governors of Bethlem Royal and the Maudsley Hospital [1985] and the case of Bolitho. The situation in the UK is also contrasted to other countries such as the US, Canada and Australia. The paper focuses on medial consent, but other forms of informed consent are also covered, including the apparent inability of an adult to consent to some forms of sexual activities. The bibliography cites 18 sources.


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