Obligations and preferences in knowing and not knowing: the importance of context

Affiliations

¹ Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia lisa.dive@sydney.edu.au.
² Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Comment

Lisa Dive et al. J Med Ethics. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;46(5):306-307.

doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106108. Epub 2020 Apr 29.

¹ Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia lisa.dive@sydney.edu.au.
² Sydney Health Ethics, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: autonomy; genetic information; philosophical ethics; professional - professional relationship; rights.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

'The right not to know and the obligation to know', response to commentaries.
Davies B. Davies B. J Med Ethics. 2020 May;46(5):309-310. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106261. Epub 2020 Apr 29. J Med Ethics. 2020. PMID: 32350033 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

The right not to know and the obligation to know.
Davies B. Davies B. J Med Ethics. 2020 May;46(5):300-303. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2019-106009. Epub 2020 Apr 29. J Med Ethics. 2020. PMID: 32350031 Free PMC article.