A(n) _______ would judge whether a physician should obtain informed consent according to the consequences that would result if physicians were consistently required to secure informed consent.

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Rule-utilitarianism evaluates the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the consequences of following a rule that mandates the action. In this case, the rule would be that physicians must always obtain informed consent, and the judgment would be based on the outcomes of consistently applying this rule.

A(n) _______ Would Judge Whether a Physician Should Obtain Informed