In a significant blow to patient autonomy, informed consent has been quietly revoked just 77 years after it was codified in the Nuremberg Code.
On the 21st of December 2023, as we were frantically preparing for the festive season, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final ruling to amend a provision of the 21st Century Cures Act.
If I had to guess, this was put into policy because it was seen how badly they had failed to give informed consent with the COVID jabs. It’s a CYA move. Ultimately, I don’t think it will work for them.
Sources:
- December 21, 2023. “Institutional Review Board Waiver or Alteration of Informed Consent for Minimal Risk Clinical Investigations.” Federal Register.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/21/2023-27935/institutional-review-board-waiver-or-alteration-of-informed-consent-for-minimal-risk-clinical.
Government. - March 24, 2024. Victor Dalziel. “The Era of Informed Consent Is Over.” Brownstone Institute.c
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-era-of-informed-consent-is-over/.
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Related:
- November 29, 2023. James Roguski. “INFORMED DISSENT.” Substack newsletter. James Roguski.
http://Informed-Dissent.com,
https://jamesroguski.substack.com/p/informed-dissent.
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