Informed consent

Informed Consent
Performing or acting only after the agreement or consent of one to do certain things agreed upon and that all the facts has been disclosed.

Informed Consent: Person's agreement to allow something to happen, such as a medical procedure, that is based on full disclosure of the facts necessary to make an intelligent decision.

informed consent - Permission to do something which is given with complete knowledge of all relevant facts, such as the risks involved or any available alternatives.

Informed Consent
Consent given after full disclosure of constitutional and other legal rights which impact on whether consent would be given.

INFORMED CONSENT: Except in the case of an emergency, a doctor must obtain a patient's agreement (informed consent) to any course of treatment.

informed consent
n. agreement to do something or to allow something to happen only after all the relevant facts are known.

informed consent
Agreement given for something to be done, after the procedure has been fully explained so that the person understands the procedure and his or her rights to agree or refuse.
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Informed Consent Giving the go-ahead for a serious surgical procedure or signing a contract for something as simple as roof repairs implies knowledge on the part of the person agreeing.

A competent patient is deemed by the court to be able to give informed consent or refusal relative to the treatment under consideration, whereas an incompetent patient (e.g., a patient in a coma) lacks the decision-making capacity to do so.

In the plurality opinion written by Justices O'Connor, Kennedy, and Souter, the Court ruled three of five stipulations - parental consent, informed consent and a 24-hour waiting period - constitutionally valid, ...

see also age of consent informed consent rape statutory rape
b : a defense claiming that the victim consented to an alleged crime (as rape) ...

HEALTH CARE PROXY - Someone designated to make a broad range of decisions for a person who is not able to give informed consent.

Informed consent: Assent given only after all the facts have been fully explained. Before undergoing surgery a patient should have all the possibilities explained to him/her. Then, informed consent can be given, or withheld.

See also: Consent, Person, Right, Information, Attorney