The Following Questions for Readings: "The Concept of Informed Consent

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Multiple Choice

The Following Questions For Readings: "The Concept of Informed Consent," Ruth R. Faden and Tom L. Beauchamp
-Faden and Beauchamp say that the idea of real informed consent suggests that a patient in the act of consent

• A) yields all control to medical professionals.
• B) does not really authorize anything.
• C) never really acts autonomously.
• D) actively authorizes a proposal or action.

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