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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In addition to requiring informed consent for digital replicas, the NO FAKES Act — or the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act — offers historic federal IP protections against the misappropriation of voice and likeness performance in sound recordings and audiovisual works.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 July 2024
According to the union, the company has agreed to a deal that meaningfully addresses informed consent, compensation requirements, and other protections for members.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
The suit charges the doctors involved with malpractice and lack of informed consent.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Aug. 2024
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 31 July 2024
According to the union, the company has agreed to a deal that meaningfully addresses informed consent, compensation requirements, and other protections for members.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024
The suit charges the doctors involved with malpractice and lack of informed consent.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
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.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 9 Aug. 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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