Consent and Informed Consent

Legal and ethical principles of obtaining consent.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

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Clinical Guidelines

Care in surrogacy: guidance for the care of surrogates and intended parents in surrogate births in England and Wales

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 439: Informed Consent

Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) International Ethical Guidelines for Health-related Research Involving Humans (2016)

General Medical Council (GMC) Guidance on Consent

Guideline for Good Clinical Practice E6(R2) (ICH Harmonised Tripartite Guideline)