[Is the legally responsible party indeed responsible? An ethical-legal question on the term].
The authors discuss the legal and ethical meaning of the expression "Third-Party Consent" by questioning its limits. It is indeed shown that it does not satisfactorily meet what is called third-party consent because this would require legal endorsement by legal codes and norms which, in fact does not occur. As such, the expression "third-party consent", whenever used, may not provide the professional with the normative, ethical and legal support needed for professional performance.
Fontana-Rosa
Júlio César
JC
Departamento de Medicina Legal, Etica Médica, Medicina Social e do Trabalho da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade deSão Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Oliveira
Reinaldo Ayer de
RA
D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence