Is Proxy Consent for an Invasive Procedure on a Patient with Intellectual Disabilities Ethically Sufficient?
Associate clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine at Magee-Womens Hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
Stephen
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Corey
Associate professor of internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.
Peter
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Bulova
Associate professor in the Department of Philosophy and Comparative Religion at Cleveland State University in Ohio.
Sonya
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Charles
D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D058869:Gynecological Examination / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000941:ethics*; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications; D019727:Proxy; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014626:Vaginal Smears