Informed consent

Informed consent is a legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given consent based upon an appreciation and understanding of the facts and implications of any actions. The individual needs to be in possession of all of his faculties (for example, not mentally retarded or mentally ill), and his judgment not impaired at the time of consenting (by sleep, illness, intoxication, alcohol, drugs or other health problems, etc.).

Related Topics:
Legal - Consent - Mentally retarded - Mentally ill - Judgment - Impaired - Sleep - Intoxication - Alcohol - Drug - Health

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Some acts cannot legally take place because of a lack of informed consent. In other cases, consent of someone on behalf of a person not considered able have informed consent is valid. Examples of this include the parents or legal guardians of a child and caregivers for the mentally ill.

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