informed consent
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˌfɔːmd kənˈsent/ us/ɪnˌfɔːrmd kənˈsent/
知情同意
agreement or permission to do something from someone who has been given full information about the possible effects or results
Informed consent is the cornerstone of medical ethics. 知情同意是医学伦理的基石。
Legally, informed consent can be given only by an adult. 从法律上讲，知情同意只能由成年人作出。
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- This procedure would never be done on a patient who was not able to give informed consent.
- It is illegal to body pierce a person under 18 without the signed, informed consent of that person's parent or legal guardian.
- Too often, these experiments are conducted with meager oversight and without proper informed consent.
- The president did not seek the informed consent of the public for the war.