failure to provide informed consent is usually analyzed under negligence principles. Some states view the standard as to what a reasonable patient would want to know, whereas others view the standard as to what a reasonable physician would provide. Which standard is preferable? Why?

The difference between the reasonable patient standard vs. The reasonable physician standard reflects the fact that a layperson's conception of risk is different than the perspective of a trained professional. "The Reasonable Patient Standard simply says the doctor has to disclose all information which would influence you, or any other reasonable person, in deciding whether or not to go ahead" (The reasonable patient standard in informed consent, n.d, JDMD).

The difference between a patient's perspective and a physician's perspective can perhaps best be illustrated in the following example. In 2009, "a government medical task force recommended major changes in breast cancer screening guidelines...suggesting that most women...
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