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  • 1Park University, Parkville, MO, USA Simkuletwm@yahoo.com.

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Physicians must obtain informed consent for medical procedures. This paper argues that Gettier-style cases do not invalidate informed consent but challenge conscientious objection theories.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Ethics
  • Philosophy of Medicine
  • Epistemology

Background:

  • Physicians have a moral obligation to obtain informed consent before medical interventions.
  • Informed consent requires patient competence, understanding of condition, options, risks, benefits, and free express consent.
  • Shlomo Cohen uses Gettier-style cases to challenge the traditional understanding of informed consent.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate whether Cohen-style Gettier cases genuinely threaten the concept of informed consent.
  • To explore the implications of Cohen-style cases for theories of conscientious objection.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of informed consent principles.
  • Examination of Shlomo Cohen's arguments and Gettier-style counterexamples.
  • Application of ethical and epistemological theories.

Main Results:

  • Cohen-style Gettier cases do not undermine the core concept of informed consent.
  • These cases present a significant challenge to existing theories of conscientious objection.

Conclusions:

  • The concept of informed consent remains robust despite philosophical challenges posed by Gettier-style cases.
  • Further development of conscientious objection theories is needed to address the issues raised by Cohen's arguments.