Tag: consent

Blog Posts (1)

February 6, 2011

Parents Complain Over “Opt-Out” Consent In Kindergarten Study

According to a recent story in Burnaby Now, a study notice sent out to parents of kindergarten-aged children has triggered complaints to the University of British Columbia’s Behavioural Research Ethics Board, which had approved the study. Parents...

Published Articles (10)

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 10 Issue 10 - Oct 2010

HIGHEST POLICY IMPACT ARTICLE: An Open Letter to Institutional Review Boards Considering Northfield Laboratories' PolyHeme? Trial Kenneth Kipnis

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 10 Issue 7 - Jul 2010

Review of The Ethics of Consent, eds. Franklin G. Miller and Alan Wertheimer Jessica W. Berg

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 9 Issue 8 - Aug 2009

Response to Open Peer Commentaries on ?Why Consent May Not Be Needed For Organ Procurement? James Delaney

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 9 Issue 8 - Aug 2009

Why Consent May Not Be Needed For Organ Procurement James Delaney

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 7 Issue 12 - Dec 2007

Defining the Scope of Implied Consent in the Emergency Department Raul B. Easton

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 6 Issue 3 - May 2006

An Open Letter to Institutional Review Boards Considering Northfield Laboratories' PolyHeme Trial Kenneth Kipnis

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 6 Issue 3 - May 2006

Against Bioethics: A Decision Analysis of Consent Jonathan Baron

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 5 Issue 5 - Sep 2005

Response to Commentary on ?Adolescent Decisional Autonomy Regarding Participation in an Emergency Department Youth Violence Interview? Jennifer M. Cohn

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 5 Issue 5 - Sep 2005

Adolescent Decisional Autonomy Regarding Participation in an Emergency Department Youth Violence Interview Jennifer M. Cohn

American Journal of Bioethics: Volume 4 Issue 3 - Sep 2004

Revisiting ?Freely Given Informed Consent? in Relation to the Developing World: Role of an Ombudsman Athula Sumathipala

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News (2)

April 27, 2012 9:54 am

California Considers Criminalizing Unauthorized Collection, Use of Genetic Information (GenomeWeb)

California lawmakers are considering a new proposal that would address concerns about keeping genetic information private by making it illegal to analyze, share, or store an individual’s genetic information without that person’s written consent. The Senate Judiciary Committee in the state, which already has adopted enhanced public protections against discrimination based on genetic information, has now passed the California Genetic Information Privacy Act (SB 1267).

April 12, 2012 9:57 pm

iPod video used to encourage organ donation (Reuters)

An organ donation video people can watch on an iPod while they wait at the Department of Motor Vehicles may encourage more to become donors, a new study suggests. Researchers found that for folks getting a driver’s license in their county, the iPod video seemed to sway the decision on becoming an organ donor.