Anything Goes? Analyzing Varied Understandings of Assent

Assent to medical research or treatment may be an intuitively attractive way to address the area between incapacity and capacity that might otherwise be subject to a best interests assessment. Assent has become a widely disseminated concept in law, research, and clinical ethics, but little conceptua...

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Published in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2023-01, Vol.32 (1), p.76-89
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Best interests
Bioethics
Biomedical Research
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Clinical research
Comprehension
Consciousness
Decision making
Dementia
Dementia disorders
Ethics
Human subjects
Humans
Informed Consent
Legal research
Medical research
Medical treatment
Pediatrics
Research ethics
United States
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Best interests
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Children
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Consciousness
Decision making
Dementia
Dementia disorders
Ethics
Human subjects
Humans
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Legal research
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Medical treatment
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