Article: LEGAL AND ETHICAL THOUGHTS ON ASSESSMENT OF CONSENT: A REVIEW

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.155167

Pages: 114-117

Author: Sud Sushant *, Bharati Ashwinkumar S, Babaria CH

Abstract: In terms of ethics, "consent" gives a patient the freedom to choose which treatments to accept or reject. Such self-determination is protected by the law pertaining to medical consent, which permits treatment decisions to be made for patients who are incapable of making them for themselves. When a competent patient gives his or her consent voluntarily and in accordance with the information that has been given to them, it is considered valid. What needs to be done, why it needs to be done, and what the treatment's expected risks and effects are all need to be made clear. Patients who are competent comprehend the information given to them, retain it in their minds, and apply it to decide whether to accept or reject treatment. In the absence of a legal advance directive, medical care decisions made by third parties (doctors, defined proxies, or the courts) must be made and determined in the patient's best interests. Due to patients' lack of agreement or insufficient consent for various operations, there has been a rise in malpractice litigation in India in recent years. The clinical implications of consent in Indian medicine, as well as its legal and ethical constraints, are not well known to many doctors. In order to provide effective legal protection in a variety of situations, this paper addresses the ethical, legal, and salutary implications of consent in terms of indeed, false, perhaps situations.

Keyword: Consent, Legal and Ethical issues, Medico-legal care, Ayurveda