title: [The place of consent in relationships between physicians and patients: a philosophical point of view].
abstract: In the past, doctors did not hesitate to impose their point of view to patients. Today, informing patients and obtain their consent is the norm. But the patient is really in a position to make a decision about his health, when in a vulnerable situation? Which are the limits of informed consent? Does exist a link between the ability that everyone has to self-determination (autonomy), and the specific choices that we have to do when we are sick? We offer a philosophical approach on the relationship between autonomy, freedom and consent in the context of relations between doctors and patients.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris Descartes, Philosophie morale, CERSES (UMR 8137), 75006 Paris, France. m.marzano@online.fr
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marzano
mesh_terms: D005610:Freedom; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000941:ethics / Q000379:methods; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics / Q000523:psychology; D028701:Patient Rights; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010684:Philosophy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D035502:Trust / Q000523:psychology; D014342:Truth Disclosure / Q000941:ethics