Pattinson S D
Durham University, Durham Law School, Durham, UK.
J Med Ethics. 2009 Mar;35(3):176-9. doi: 10.1136/jme.2008.026401.
The notion of "consent" is frequently referred to as "informed consent" to emphasise the informational component of a valid consent. This article considers aspects of that informational component. One misuse of the language of informed consent is highlighted. Attention is then directed to some features of the situation in which consent would not have been offered had certain information been disclosed. It is argued that whether or not such consent is treated as sufficiently informed must, from a moral point of view, take account of four conditions. When these are applied to the operation of consent in relation to criminal responsibility for HIV transmission, the approach in some recent cases is shown to be morally questionable.
“同意”的概念常被称为“知情同意”，以强调有效同意中的信息要素。本文探讨该信息要素的各个方面。文中突出了对知情同意语言的一种误用。接着将注意力转向这样一种情形的一些特征：如果某些信息被披露，同意就不会被给予。本文认为，从道德角度看，无论这种同意是否被视为充分知情，都必须考虑四个条件。当将这些条件应用于与艾滋病毒传播刑事责任相关的同意操作时，近期一些案例中的做法在道德上是有问题的。
