ABSTRACT
This book explores the challenges of informed consent in medical intervention and research ethics, considering the global reality of multiculturalism and religious diversity. Even though informed consent is a gold standard in research ethics, its theoretical foundation is based on the conception of individual subjects making autonomous decisions. There is a need to reconsider autonomy as relational—where family members, community and religious leaders can play an important part in the consent process. The volume re-evaluates informed consent in multicultural contexts and features perspectives from Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. It is valuable reading for scholars interested in bioethics, healthcare ethics, research ethics, comparative religions, theology, human rights, law and sociology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|48 pages
Multiculturalism and relational autonomy
chapter 1|7 pages
Ethical issues concerning informed consent in translational/clinical research and vaccination
chapter 3|13 pages
Community engagement in the informed consent process in global clinical research
chapter 4|13 pages
Healthcare decision-making
part II|71 pages
Religious perspectives on informed consent