The following are the four principles of informed consent -
- The first principle states that everyone has the right to make
their own decision and there should not be any kind of pressure
involved in their decision making. They should be provided with
proper respect, equal opportunity and sufficient time to decide.
Additionally, they should also be provided with every information
that can be important for them and their decision.
- The second principle of informed consent emphasizes on the
well-being of all the participants. Their safety must be ensured
and everyone gets equal opportunity to benefit from it.
- The third principle is known as the principle of justice. It
states that the participant should be selected by fair means
irrespective of their race, status or class.
- The fourth principle is called ethic of care. It highlights
another perspective of informed consent which are moral attention,
sympathetic understanding, relationship awareness, accommodate the
need and interest of those involved and response to the fellow
caring units.