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

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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

They claim it is unethical and that children cannot give fully informed consent to a treatment which might affect their future fertility.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 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

That included informed consent, as well as questioning the ethics of prescribing “nothing.”

From Slate ● Jan. 30, 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