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Collective informed consent and decision power.

Jukka Varelius¹

¹University of Turku, Turku, 20014, Finland. varelius@hotmail.com

Science and Engineering Ethics

|July 12, 2008

Summary

Informed consent, typically a veto power, can be useful in group decision-making. The extent of decision power should align with an individual's stake in the outcome, supporting collective informed consent.

Area of Science:

Bioethics
Decision Theory
Social Science

Background:

Informed consent is traditionally applied to individual decision-making.
Its application to collective decision-making faces criticism regarding decision-making power.
A key objection frames consent as an inappropriate veto power for group contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the objection that veto power is unsuitable for collective informed consent.
To explore the utility of veto power in collective decision-making.
To propose an alternative framework for determining decision power in collective arrangements.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of informed consent principles.
Examination of decision-making power in collective contexts.

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Argumentation based on the relationship between interest and decision authority.

Main Results:

Veto power informed consent can be effectively utilized at the collective level in certain situations.
When veto power is inappropriate, decision authority should be proportional to the individual's stake in the arrangement.
The objection based on veto power does not invalidate the concept of collective informed consent.

Conclusions:

Collective informed consent is a viable concept.
The framework for decision power in collective settings should be flexible and interest-based.
Criticisms regarding veto power do not fundamentally undermine collective informed consent.