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informed consent

American

noun

a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.

Etymology

Origin of informed consent

First recorded in 1965–70

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informed consent

Under the new contract, digital replicas -- which use AI or any technology to replicate an actual living or deceased performer -- must "have informed consent and fair compensation," Crabtree-Ireland said.

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

Cancer centers have rigorous informed consent protocols before treatment, reflecting ethical standards that were only emerging in the early transplant days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Moderna resisted, but agreed to provide test subjects with enhanced disclosures on its informed consent form, to which the FDA assented.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

It goes through an ethics committee and people give informed consent, which they can withdraw at any time.

From BBC ● Feb. 12, 2026

Those guidelines had been implemented in 1966, in the aftermath of the Southam trial, and then expanded to include a detailed definition of informed consent in 1971.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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