INFORMED CONSENT

British hospital turned off life support of new-born without parents’ consent

Michael Cook | 17 November 2018 | Comments

tags: end of life issues, informed consent

Settlement reached after five years of litigation

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13-year-olds given mastectomies at California clinic

Michael Cook | 15 September 2018 | Comments

tags: informed consent, reproductive revolution, transgender

The girls have no regrets, transgender counsellors

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What should a doctor do when a loved one is ill?

Xavier Symons | 19 May 2018 | Comments

tags: clinical ethics, informed consent, professional integrity, professionalism

It's more complicated than just not treating your child.

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British surgeon censured for branding patients’ livers

Michael Cook | 27 January 2018 | Comments

tags: informed consent

"An abuse of power and a betrayal of trust," says judge

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Oxford researchers accused of giving babies unsafe TB drug

Xavier Symons | 16 September 2017 | Comments

tags: deception, informed consent, research ethics, vaccination

Oxford researchers have been accused of deception during a large-scale tuberculosis trial.

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The hidden stories of medical experimentation on Caribbean slave plantations

Londa Schiebinger | 19 August 2017 | Comments

tags: experimentation, history of bioethics, history of medicine, informed consent, slavery

Doctors used slaves to test primitive cures for tropical diseases

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Tennessee judge offers jail credit for sterilization

Michael Cook | 29 July 2017 | Comments

tags: informed consent, sterilizations, tennessee

But an outcry forces him to step back from his plan

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Is it ethical to refuse a patient surgery for body art?

Michael Cook | 04 March 2017 | Comments

tags: body art, conscientious objection, informed consent

An ethicist argues that conscientious objection is not morally acceptable.

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Trust me, I’m a doctor

Michael Cook | 04 March 2017 | Comments

tags: informed consent

Is trust morally inferior to belief on evidence?

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California prepares for assisted suicide of patients in mental hospitals

Michael Cook | 20 November 2016 | Comments

tags: assisted suicide, california, informed consent

Regulations to new law could allow suicidal patients to commit suicide

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A landmark case transforms informed consent in the UK

Michael Cook | 12 November 2016 | Comments

tags: abortion, informed consent, uk

Shift from the 'reasonable doctor' to the 'reasonable patient'

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Power to the patient: new UK consent regulations

Xavier Symons | 29 October 2016 | Comments

tags: clinical ethics, informed consent, negligence, uk

The Royal College of Surgeons has tightened its guidelines on informed consent procedures.

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How carefully do we give consent?

Michael Cook | 03 September 2016 | Comments

tags: informed consent, internet, privacy

No one ever reads terms of service contracts

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Untested stem cell treatments in Australia

Xavier Symons | 12 August 2016 | Comments

tags: australia, clinical ethics, informed consent, stem cells

Australia has seen a sharp rise in the use of unproven stem cell treatments.

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Medical paternalism lives on in China

Michael Cook | 12 August 2016 | Comments

tags: china, informed consent, medical paternalism

The case of the accidental haemorrhoid operation.

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Bioethicists clash over death of 5-year-old

Xavier Symons | 18 June 2016 | Comments

tags: informed consent

Can a child ask for withdrawal of treatment?

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A surprising ethical conversion

Michael Cook | 18 June 2016 | Comments

tags: Henry K. Beecher, informed consent, medical ethics, Nuremberg Code

A pioneer in modern medical ethics broke some of the rules

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Hackers download OkCupid data without consent

Michael Cook | 14 May 2016 | Comments

tags: informed consent, internet, privacy, research ethics

Danish researchers post information on 70,000 people

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Treatment disagreement gets ugly in Western Australia

Xavier Symons | 16 April 2016 | Comments

tags: Australia, clinical ethics, informed consent

A Perth hospital has obtained a court order to force chemotherapy on the child.

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Are minors capable of informed consent?

Xavier Symons | 02 April 2016 | Comments

tags: consent, informed consent, law, UK

Two UK doctors have called for a sweeping review of adolescent consent protocols.

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