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

That action is being brought by campaigners who claim the trial is unethical and that children cannot give properly informed consent to take part in something that could, for instance, damage their future fertility.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

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

Research on inmates would come under scrutiny and start being heavily regulated about fifteen years later, because they’d be considered a vulnerable population unable to give informed consent.

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