title: Informed consent in the ethics of responsibility as stated by Emmanuel Levinas.
abstract: In this paper we analyze some of the major difficulties of informed consent (IC). We consider insufficient to base IC on the principle of autonomy. We must not forget that the patient may be in a situation of extreme vulnerability and the good doctor should assume a degree of commitment and responsibility with his/her decisions. Our aim is to introduce the ethics of responsibility of Levinas in practice and theory of IC in order to generate a beneficent medical practice in which the supervision and overseeing of the patient do not undermine his/her autonomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Avda. Islas Baleares 3, 09006, Burgos, Spain. javijimenezbenito@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Javier Jiménez
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Benito
authors.affiliation: Department of Moral and Political Philosophy, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Edificio de Humanidades, Senda del Rey, 7, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Sonia Ester Rodríguez
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D013315:Stress, Psychological
keywords: Autonomy; Beneficence; Informed consent; Levinas; Responsibility