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The inability to consent in critical care research: emergency or impairment of cognitive function?

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  1. Similarly in France, legislation on human research back in 1988 scratched the jurisprudence on “Nul ne peut consentir pour autrui”, once thought to be set in stone

  2. Whereas 10: “The detailed rules adopted by Member States pursuant to Article 3(1) of Directive 2001/20/EC, to protect from abuse individuals who are incapable of giving their informed consent should also cover individuals temporarily incapable of giving their informed consent, as in emergency situations.”

  3. Access 29-06-2006: http://www.mrc.ac.uk/pdf-mental_capacity_amendments_final.pdf#xml=http://www.mrc.ac.uk/scripts/texis.exe/webinator/search/xml.txt?query=mental+capacity+bill&pr=mrcall&order=r&cq=&id=44a0cc362

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Lemaire, F. The inability to consent in critical care research: emergency or impairment of cognitive function?. Intensive Care Med 32, 1930–1932 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0359-3

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