Enigma of valid consent continues in 2021……

The enigma of consent.

tive of ethical, moral and cultural conclusions which changes in response to public awareness and medicolegal prompting. In 1976, in the case of Morgan1, ‘no’ was ‘yes’. In November 1976 the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 19762 made ‘no’ finally ‘no’. This was not serendipity. In the case of Morgan, a raped woman was said to have consented because the rapists believed she was consenting. This ...

Valid Consent for Genomic Epidemiology in Developing Countries

G enomic research has the potential to improve global health by elucidating basic mechanisms of disease, susceptibility, and resistance, thereby guiding the development of preventive interventions [1]. Recently developed methods for exploring how human genetic variation affects resistance are likely to provide strategic clues about vaccine development for researchers working on malaria, HIV, tu...

Guideline for obtaining valid consent for gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures.

Much has changed since the last guideline of 2008, both in endoscopy and in the practice of obtaining informed consent, and it is vital that all endoscopists who are responsible for performing invasive and increasingly risky procedures are aware of the requirements for obtaining valid consent. This guideline is restricted to GI endoscopy but we cover elective and acute or emergency procedures. ...

Valid consent: determining the minor's ability to make decisions.

Voluntary Rehabilitation? On Neurotechnological Behavioural Treatment, Valid Consent and (In)appropriate Offers

Criminal offenders may be offered to participate in voluntary rehabilitation programs aiming at correcting undesirable behaviour, as a condition of early release. Behavioural treatment may include direct intervention into the central nervous system (CNS). This article discusses under which circumstances voluntary rehabilitation by CNS intervention is justified. It is argued that although the co...