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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Planned Parenthood, a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), offers gender-affirming medical care at its branches across the United States, including mental health care and access to hormone replacement therapy on an informed consent basis.
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
The lawsuit accused Christie Clinic and the late Adams — through a personal administrator identified as his wife — of committing fertility fraud, medical malpractice, lack of informed consent, breach of contract and other offenses.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
The second measure, by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), would prohibit businesses from collecting, using, selling or sharing data on minors without their informed consent — or, for those under 13, without their parents’ approval.
—Mark Kreidler, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Patients also must undergo a lengthy informed consent process, designed to ensure they’re not being coerced.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
The lawsuit accused Christie Clinic and the late Adams — through a personal administrator identified as his wife — of committing fertility fraud, medical malpractice, lack of informed consent, breach of contract and other offenses.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
The second measure, by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), would prohibit businesses from collecting, using, selling or sharing data on minors without their informed consent — or, for those under 13, without their parents’ approval.
—Mark Kreidler, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
Patients also must undergo a lengthy informed consent process, designed to ensure they’re not being coerced.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
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informed consent
noun
in·formed consent
in-ˌfȯrmd- 
: 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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