Consent in the face of death

Consent in the face of death
Camilla L. Scanlan, Cameron Stewart, Ian Kerridge
Ethics in Medicine, 24 January 2019; 49(1) pp 108-110
Abstract
While the traditional model of consent is supported by codes and theories of ethics, is enshrined in law, and provides the core of health policy and clinical governance, it is unclear how accurately it reflects clinical practice and in particular how accurately it accounts for edition‐making in ‘high‐risk’ situations where patients are critically ill and facing death.