Synonyms for informed consent
in·formed con·sent

Princeton's WordNet

1. informed consentnoun

   consent by a patient to undergo a medical or surgical treatment or to participate in an experiment after the patient understands the risks involved

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1. Ba Odah lawyer:

   Invoking privacy concerns is a shameless, transparent excuse to mask [Pentagon] intransigence, mr. Ba Odah has provided his full, informed consent to the release of his medical records.

2. Brian Premo:

   It was my client's understanding that the district attorney's office was going to lead a thorough, apolitical investigation into the matter and then discuss the issues with my client and then my client would give her informed consent, it was our understanding that the sheriff was in agreement with that process, so she was just surprised by how it came about and what had occurred, but, again, she has been -- always will be -- a cooperative victim and she just wants justice.

3. Charles Blanke:

   Doctors are obligated to help patients in ways likely to make a difference in their quality of life – controlling pain, improving mood, addressing sleeplessness, etc. – and should offer chemotherapy only as a last resort for those who still want it after true informed consent as to the unlikelihood of it doing any good, doctors need to emphasize they will not abandon the patient with end-stage disease, and that there are ways to help that are not ‘ active treatment, ’.

4. Mary Karapetian Alvord:

   The patient and provider need to discuss the confidentiality agreements. Informed consent also means there's a back-up plan, what if I'm on a video with you and you start telling me you have thoughts of suicide? If I assess that it's not just thoughts, you actually have a plan, and that you might be in imminent danger, as a provider, I need to have numbers to contact.

5. Charles Blanke:

   Doctors are obligated to help patients in ways likely to make a difference in their quality of life – controlling pain, improving mood, addressing sleeplessness, etc. – and should offer chemotherapy only as a last resort for those who still want it after true informed consent as to the unlikelihood of it doing any good, doctors need to emphasize they will not abandon the patient with end-stage disease, and that there are ways to help that are not ‘active treatment,’.