#informed-consent

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www.nytimes.com
1 week ago
Medicine

Opinion | In Medicine, the Morally Unthinkable Too Easily Comes to Seem Normal

Written consent now required for pelvic exams under anesthesia after medical students spoke out against invasive procedures without consent. [ more ]
time.com
3 weeks ago
Medicine

Regulation of Pelvic Exams Is Long Overdue

The Department of Health and Human Services is reinforcing the need for written, informed consent for sensitive medical examinations in training institutions. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Medicine

Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says

Written informed consent now mandatory for sensitive examinations under anesthesia.
Hospitals must set clear guidelines to ensure providers and trainees obtain and document informed consent. [ more ]
The New Yorker
1 month ago
Health

Flipping the Script on Trans Medical Encounters

Patient-centered care prioritizes empowering patients to make decisions about their health.
Historically, transgender individuals faced barriers in accessing medical care due to outdated norms and narratives. [ more ]
Iapp
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

Implications of EDPB's looming 'pay or OK' guidelines

EU debate over 'pay or OK' consent model under GDPR
Challenges around informed consent and opt-out options under 'pay or OK' model [ more ]
www.cnn.com
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Feds crack down hard on selling of personal data without consent

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned InMarket Media from selling or licensing people's precise geolocation data, highlighting the government's crackdown on data brokers.
InMarket allegedly gathered consumer location data from mobile apps and used it for targeted advertising without users' informed consent. [ more ]
www.cnn.com
3 months ago
Privacy professionals

Feds crack down hard on selling of personal data without consent

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned InMarket Media from selling or licensing people's precise geolocation data, highlighting the government's crackdown on data brokers.
InMarket allegedly gathered consumer location data from mobile apps and used it for targeted advertising without users' informed consent. [ more ]
www.cnn.com
3 months ago
EU data protection

Feds crack down hard on selling of personal data without consent

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned InMarket Media from selling or licensing people's precise geolocation data, highlighting the government's crackdown on data brokers.
InMarket allegedly gathered consumer location data from mobile apps and used it for targeted advertising without users' informed consent. [ more ]
BBC News
5 months ago
Women

HIV and forced sterilisations: How four Kenyan women found justice

Four women in Kenya have been awarded damages for being sterilized without their consent due to their HIV-positive status.
The women fought a nine-year legal battle to receive compensation for the procedure, which has had lasting effects on their lives and relationships. [ more ]
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