informed consent

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of informed consent

First recorded in 1965–70

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informed consent

SAG-AFTRA, the union representing about 160,000 actors and other performers, has been demanding informed consent, fair compensation, more control and transparency over the use of digital replicas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

But the IOM insisted the "humanitarian assistance to migrants" it provides is "strictly voluntary and based on informed consent."

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

The tribunal found Ali "failed to obtain informed consent" from Patient B through the vitamin C, oxygenated water, sodium bicarbonate and ozone therapy treatments.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 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

And it would be decades before anyone thought to ask whether informed consent should apply in cases like Henrietta’s, where scientists conduct research on tissues no longer attached to a person’s body.

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