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Family coercion and valid consent

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Coercion is commonly said to invalidate consent, and that is always true if the source of the coercion is the physician. However, if it is a family member who coerces the patient to consent, the resultant consent may be quite valid and treatment should proceed.

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  • Culver, C. M. and Gert, B.: 1982, Philosophy in Medicine, Oxford University Press, New York.

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  1. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 15213, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

    Stephen D. Mallary

  2. Departments of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, 03755, Hanover, NH, U.S.A.

    Bernard Gert & Charles M. Culver

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Mallary, S.D., Gert, B. & Culver, C.M. Family coercion and valid consent. Theor Med Bioeth 7, 123–126 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00489225

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