Dual Parental Consent

Parental consent to publicity.

The problems presented by the use of named child patients and their medical histories in television, radio and newspapers is discussed. It is suggested that it is not acceptable to regard this as comparable to their participation in non-therapeutic research, and that no one, not even the parent has the authority to give consent to such use.

Parental consent for pediatric research.

Parental permission, information, and consent.

One hundred and fifty parents of emergency paediatric admissions were interviewed; 60 of 106 (57%) blood samples were taken and 107 of 120 (89%) treatment regimens were instituted without their permission. Furthermore, the reasons for over half the blood tests and 31% of the drug treatments were not explained.

Individual vs . Parental Consent in Marriage :

which could make parental consent growth enhancing. For example, since it favors old men with many adult daughters, it could raise longevity and population growth. Parental consent could also be important for understanding extended families. If extended families provide more household public goods, e.g. good health, this can counteract a less favorable allocation of private goods, e.g., human c...

Differential attrition rates and active parental consent.

Active parental consent in survey research poses ethical and practical concerns. One common argument against the requirement of active consent procedures is its effect on participation rates. There is additional concern that higher risk groups may be underrepresented in the final sample. Empirical support of differential attrition, however, is lacking. In the current multisite longitudinal stud...