On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:30:32 -0700, TomBa wrote
(in article <Xns9B237EDC78B2fort6789@216.151.153.14>):
> Naughty Boy <naughtynaughty> wrote in
> news:Xns9B239166A64F5utb@208.90.168.18:
>
>>> By the way, what the fuck is "informed consent" anyway. Is there
>>> such a thing as "UNinformed consent" then? Krist, yer laffable.
>>
>> If you fail to understand two English words strung together, then
>> that's your problem. Basically it means that even if a child could
>> consent to anything, do they know the full consequences of what they
>> are agreeing to? I guess you would like to see a return of children
>> working in coal mines as well, eh?
>
> "Informed consent" originates as a medical term where doctors made known to
> patients the benefits and risks of treatment options. The adaption of
> "informed consent" to other areas is problematic, especially when the
> requirement is to know "the full consequences" of a behavior. That's an
> impossible standard to uphold, and lends itself to excuse for prohibition.
>
> Do you know the "full consequences" when driving into town (watch out for
> that runaway dump truck!), when you board an airplane (will the wings fall
> off?) ... and are these activities avoided because you can't provide
> "informed consent" (i.e. knowledge of full consequences)?
>
> Do you expect Pamela Anderson and Brittney Spears to provide "informed
> consent" when their images are downloaded and viewed? Surely (don't call me
> Shirley) they each are damaged everytime someone looks!
>
> You can't be selective in your application of "informed consent" unless you
> are a hypocrite.
>
>
Informed consent is more of a legal term I think than a medical one. While
it has been used chiefly in medical and research situations, that is not the
only use of the legal theory.
The theory derives from common law and is under the general heading of
autonomy of the individual. It is somewhat related to the idea of
indemnification .
Specifically one might have the application of informed consent when taking
an amusement park ride. The indemnification issue is whether an individual
did legally indemnify the amusement ride owner from potential injury arising
therefrom.
The informed consent issue is the extent the ride owner made the rider aware
of the risks.
Failure to obtain informed consent when it is required (usually decided by
case law) is a tort.
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