<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Informed consent is a process for getting permission before conducting a healthcare intervention on a person, or for disclosing personal information . A health care provider may ask a patient to consent to receive therapy before providing it, or a clinical researcher may ask a research participant before enrolling that person into a clinical trial . Informed consent is collected according to guidelines from the fields of medical ethics and research ethics . </P> <P> An informed consent can be said to have been given based upon a clear appreciation and understanding of the facts, implications, and consequences of an action . Adequate informed consent is rooted in respecting a person's dignity . To give informed consent, the individual concerned must have adequate reasoning faculties and be in possession of all relevant facts . Impairments to reasoning and judgment that may prevent informed consent include basic intellectual or emotional immaturity, high levels of stress such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or a severe intellectual disability, severe mental disorder, intoxication, severe sleep deprivation, Alzheimer's disease, or being in a coma . </P>

What does the right to informed consent mean