The AMA’s Opinion on Informed Consent
In the opinion statement of the American Medical Association’s Opinion on Informed Consent, we read this rather defining statement:
The patient’s right of self-decision can be effectively exercised only if the patient possesses enough information to enable an informed choice. The patient should make his _ or her own determination about treatment. The physician’s obligation is to present the medical facts accurately to the patient or to the individual responsible for the patient’s care and to make recommendations for management in accordance with good medical practice. [1] [CJF emphasis added]
That obviously does NOT happen regarding vaccines!
Additionally, we find:
Informed consent is a basic policy in both ethics and law that physicians must honor, unless the patient is unconscious or otherwise incapable of consenting and harm from failure to treat is imminent. In special circumstances, it may be appropriate to postpone disclosure of information, (see Opinion E-8.122, “Withholding Information from Patients”). [….]
Physicians should sensitively and respectfully disclose all relevant medical information to patients. [1]
That, too, does not happen regarding vaccines adverse side effects!
However, the AMA also has additional words of wisdom in its Withholding Information from Patients, Opinion 8.082:
Withholding medical information from patients without their knowledge or consent is ethically unacceptable. Physicians should encourage patients to specify their preferences regarding communication of their medical information, preferably before the information becomes available. [….]
Moreover, physicians should honor patient requests not to be informed of certain medical information or to convey the information to a designated proxy, provided these requests appear to genuinely represent the patient’s own wishes. [….]
In all circumstances, physicians should communicate with patients sensitively and respectfully. [2]
That, too, does not happen when parents question and/or challenge vaccinations.
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