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Lead Query: Is informed consent necessary for the morality of medicine and healthcare?
My major claim is that Informed consent is a necessary, essential process in which communication between physician and patient is encouraged. It also helps to give confidence to the patient during the decision making process. Robert M. Arnold and Charles W Lidz assert in the opening statement of their ‘yes' argument that: "Informed Consent in clinical care is an essential process that promotes good communication and patient autonomy despite the obstacles of implementation."[Arnold, Lidz, Pg 2]
I think that the informed consent is not only the piece of paper the patient is asked to sign, but a decision that should be weighted very carefully. It should only be given after very careful consideration and after there is an appreciation and understanding of the facts given. The patient should be made aware of not only the benefits, but also the demerits. In other words the patient should be made......

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