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

Example Sentences

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

Kennedy said the move brought the U.S. in line with other countries, while strengthening informed consent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

“We are restoring the balance of informed consent to parents whose newborns face little risk of contracting hepatitis B,” the CDC’s acting director, Jim O’Neill, said in a statement.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Some say they did not give informed consent, and say they were explicitly told not to tell their parents.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Just as there is no law requiring informed consent for storing tissues for research, there is no clear requirement for telling donors when their tissues might result in profits.

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