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Shlomo Cohen1

  • 1Department of Philosophy, Ben-Gurion University, Be'er-Sheva, Israel. shlomco@mail.huji.ac.il

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Libertarian paternalism uses "nudging" to guide choices for better outcomes without limiting freedom. This approach offers a novel paradigm for informed consent, balancing patient autonomy and beneficence.

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Area of Science:

  • Bioethics
  • Health Policy
  • Decision Science

Background:

  • Libertarian paternalism, or "nudging," guides decision-making to improve outcomes while preserving choice.
  • Nudging in healthcare is increasingly studied, primarily in health policy.
  • Its application to informed consent remains under-explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically analyze the potential benefits of nudging for informed consent.
  • To explore how nudging can reconcile patient autonomy with beneficence.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and conceptual analysis of nudging in the context of informed consent.
  • Examination of ethical considerations, including potential exploitation of cognitive biases.

Main Results:

  • Nudging can ethically enhance informed consent in various scenarios.
  • It offers a potential solution to the conflict between paternalistic beneficence and patient autonomy.

Conclusions:

  • When ethically applied, nudging presents a valuable new framework for informed consent.
  • Nudging can help overcome the traditional tension between respecting autonomy and acting beneficently.