User:Bluerasberry/A History and Theory of Informed Consent

Ruth Faden Tom Beauchamp

The book focuses on social issues in interpreting informed consent.

One reviewer called the book a "daunting tome" because of its scholarship and complexity.

The book seeks to provide a definitive history and rigorous account of informed consent.

The book is divided into three parts. In the first part, the authors discuss some legal and moral concepts of informed consent. In part two, the authors tell stories from English and United States law where particular cases changed perspectives on informed consent. In the third part the authors present their own theory of informed consent. In their theory, the authors argue that in informed consent a person's choice must be intentional, and they must adequately understand the nature of the consequences of their choice, and the choice must be and free of manipulation.

The book only covers informed consent for competent adults.