informed consent
noun
: consent to surgery by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved
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For instance, Kering requires that business relationships identify and recognise the rights of affected Indigenous Peoples and to obtain their free, prior and informed consent regarding whether and how to carry out projects.
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Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Sparrow went to Texas and found an informed consent clinic in Houston.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 12 Aug. 2024
Crabtree-Ireland counters that the march of technology is inevitable, and the union’s aim in its strike-ending deal is to empower its members by requiring informed consent and fair compensation for digital scans and replication.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024
King similarly hopes the film’s message of informed consent and bodily autonomy has an impact on young people discovering the story for the first time.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Sparrow went to Texas and found an informed consent clinic in Houston.
—Orion Rummler, Them, 12 Aug. 2024
Crabtree-Ireland counters that the march of technology is inevitable, and the union’s aim in its strike-ending deal is to empower its members by requiring informed consent and fair compensation for digital scans and replication.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2024
King similarly hopes the film’s message of informed consent and bodily autonomy has an impact on young people discovering the story for the first time.
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 13 Sep. 2024
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informed consent
noun
in·formed consent
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: consent to surgery by a patient or to participation in a medical experiment by a subject after achieving an understanding of what is involved
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