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Of course, there will be concerns over sovereignty and consent, but there are millions of desperate people within just a couple of hours of those borders.
But, in this case, the crisis kept growing bigger, and the authorities ran out of road when Germany’s Constitutional Court ruled out additional guarantees beyond the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) without the consent of the Bundestag.
There are conflicting views about whether legalization of voluntary euthanasia in the Netherlands, and of physician assistance in dying in Oregon, has led to an increase in the number of vulnerable people being killed or assisted in dying withouttheirfull, informed consent.
Unfortunately, this system of patronage and clientelism has become only more entrenched since the Arab Spring, as governments have increasingly had to buy political consent.
In order to secure US support, the Board of Governors could commit not to consider any draft decision requiring 85% backing without America’s consent.
In China, collective decisions are not legitimated by citizens’ explicit consent, and people generally have fewer enforceable rights against the government, particularly when it comes to surveillance.
But it was the French who defined “happiness,” without consultation with the Algerians, much less their consent.
The difference and the distance between markets and politics must be clear – and, for the sake of both effectiveness and legitimacy, it must be based on rules that are well understood and on popular consent.
Some economists argue that there is little power in relationships where buyers and sellers consent to a price that clears a market.
Any agreement with Iran would require consent from Israel and the Gulf countries, which do not share the same objectives.
And the US cannot reach an accord with Pakistan without India’s consent, which America would be unable to force, especially given that it relies on India to counterbalance China’s growing clout in Asia.
But silence does not always mean consent.
Clear heads, clear sights, and – most important of all – clear public consent will be needed if Europe is to move forward.
The international community’s silence in the face of these governments’ attacks on independent media seems to have been interpreted as consent.
When Washington, for domestic reasons, changed its mind and pressed Nato expansion, the Chancellor had no choice but to consent.
To avoid exposing themselves to claims of negligence or even, in rare cases, criminal assault, doctors must disclose an ever increasing amount of information, however bleak, about treatment risks, benefits, and alternatives, enabling the patient to give “informed consent.”
Many doctors struggle to obtain proper consent.
One problem is that doctors receive little formal training in obtaining consent, with medical schools teaching only the basics.
As a result, many doctors are unaware of the subtleties of what constitutes valid consent in the eyes of the law and their professional body – a task made more difficult by the evolving rules on consent.
Another problem is that many doctors consider obtaining consent to be a tedious obligation, with senior doctors sometimes delegating the task to less experienced colleagues.
Moreover, doctors often obtain consent hastily, in a way that sounds almost rehearsed, as if unaware that the patient is receiving the information for the first time.
Smith, please go consent Mr. Jones.”
Instead, consent should be viewed as a patient’s cherished possession, which he or she may choose to relinquish, if presented with a sufficiently compelling case.
The problem is compounded when consent is obtained just hours before a major operation, and months after the last consultation with the surgeon.
This can lead patients to consent to procedures that they do not understand – or want.
As patients, future patients, or relatives, we all have an interest in raising the standards of consent.
Obtaining consent is a vital but often overlooked skill for doctors.
Understanding why so many doctors struggle with it is the first step toward raising the standards of consent.
But it would be very costly to scrutinize whether every person interested in those activities has the capacity to understand what is involved in voting, driving responsibly, or giving informed consent to sex.
In exercising their constitutional duty, senators should consider carefully their criteria for providing what the constitution calls “advice and consent.”
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