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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Throughout the walkout, performers demanded a deal that would require video game producers to obtain informed consent before replicating their voices, likenesses or movements with AI.
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
If a parent desires their healthy child to be vaccinated or if a pregnant woman desires to be vaccinated, their decision should be based on informed consent through the clinical judgment of their health care provider.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
Last year, new regulations came into effect in the US requiring museums and federal agencies to consult or obtain informed consent from descendants, tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying human remains or cultural items.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The Ethical Dilemma of Documenting Decline Lifetime’s ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ documentary series faced backlash for allegedly filming Williams without her informed consent.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
If a parent desires their healthy child to be vaccinated or if a pregnant woman desires to be vaccinated, their decision should be based on informed consent through the clinical judgment of their health care provider.
—Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
Last year, new regulations came into effect in the US requiring museums and federal agencies to consult or obtain informed consent from descendants, tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations before displaying human remains or cultural items.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
The Ethical Dilemma of Documenting Decline Lifetime’s ‘Where Is Wendy Williams?’ documentary series faced backlash for allegedly filming Williams without her informed consent.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Informed consent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informed%20consent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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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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