The Research Handbook on Medical Consent is a very welcome addition to the literature which sheds new light on perennial issues, such as autonomy, as well as addressing recent legal developments. This rich and international collection will be invaluable to academics, students, healthcare professionals and policy makers alike. -- Annie Sorbie, University of Edinburgh, UK This timely collection comes hot on the heels of the UK Supreme Courts decision in McCulloch v Forth Valley Health Board. In my view, it should be on the bookshelves of everyone interested in the law of consent to medical interventions. -- Shaun D. Pattinson, Durham University, UK Miola and Austin have assembled the worlds leading experts in medical consent to provide readers an unparalleled detailed exposé on what it means, and ought to mean, for healthcare providers to respect patients in their medical encounter through the provision of health-related information that is conversational, graspable, and contextualized to the patients values and circumstances, as balanced against what healthcare providers consider to be in the patients best interests. This volume deftly demonstrates the rich, dynamic complexity that medical consent engenders. It will be the preeminent go-to reference on the topic for many years to come. -- Edward Dove, Maynooth University, Ireland Medical consent is perhaps the ultimate example of an imperfectly theorised agreement. In this superbly edited volume, an all star international cast shed light on the consequences for patients, doctors and wider society, to stimulating and challenging effect. -- Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon), 39 Essex Chambers and King's College London, UK
