After three sessions, Texas lawmakers passed a bill last month that defines consent and fixes what advocates called a ...

Many countries have legislated to permit variations to informed consent and allow progress in research to develop critical care treatments.5–7 While the details vary, a common feature is that informed ...

Some philosophers have argued that during the process of obtaining informed consent, physicians should try to nudge their patients towards consenting to the option the physician believes best, where a ...

The French Senate approved a bill that would overhaul the country’s legal framework on sexual assault. What is the proposed ...

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The French Senate has passed a bill that would define rape and sexual assault as any act without consent, bringing the country in line with several European neighbours .

The bill passed by both chambers defines consent as "free and informed, specific, prior and revocable", adding that it "cannot be inferred from the victim's silence or lack of reaction alone".

The French Senate passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes lack of consent in the country's criminal definition of rape, paving the way for its official adoption in the coming months.

I argue that informed consent is under existential threat in the age of AI. It is not enough to enhance efficiency or accuracy; we must embed transparency, temporal awareness and systemic ...

What do you need to know about informed consent? What are questions you should ask when you are in a hospital to make sure you and your loved ones get the best care? On this episode of MorningLine ...

OSLO - Norway strengthened its rape laws on Friday by criminalising sex without explicit consent, joining a growing list of countries to widen the definition of sexual attacks. Read more at ...