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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.


Etymology

Origin of informed consent

First recorded in 1965–70

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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

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

The term informed consent first appeared in court documents in 1957, in a civil court ruling on the case of a patient named Martin Salgo.

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

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