Professor Thom Brooks thom.brooks@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Should We Nudge Informed Consent?
Brooks, Thom
Authors
Abstract
Critics argue that nudge theory manipulates rather than respects the informed consent of patients. Cohen (2013) convincingly argues that this criticism falls short of the mark. But we might go one step further: nudges are not only defensible, there are also inescapable. Cohen’s defence should be more robust and recognize the importance of context and unavoidable framing effects. The question is not whether nudges are acceptable, but rather how they might be better employed to improve informed consent and public policy. This Open Peer Commentary will explain the inevitability of nudging. A respect for informed consent is to respect choices within context. We can improve our efforts to support and improve informed consent, but we cannot act independently of contextual factors. So long as we must choose within context, we are subjected to nudges. We should not ask whether or not to nudge, but how best to nudge instead.
Citation
Brooks, T. (2013). Should We Nudge Informed Consent?. The American Journal of Bioethics, 13(6), 22-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2013.781710
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | May 1, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Feb 28, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 12, 2013 |
Journal | American Journal of Bioethics |
Print ISSN | 1526-5161 |
Electronic ISSN | 1536-0075 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 13 |
Issue | 6 |
Pages | 22-23 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2013.781710 |
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This is an electronic version of an article published in Brooks, Thom (2013) 'Should we nudge informed consent ?', American journal of bioethics., 13 (6). pp. 22-23.
American journal of bioethics is available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1526-5161&volume=13&issue=6&spage=22
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