Norway: valid (as opposed to informed) consent.
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Abstract
The traditional concept of "informed" consent may be too restrictive; "valid" consent may be a more manageable criterion. Norway's 1999 Patients' Rights Act comes into force on Jan 1, 2001. This essay asks if this new legislation is compatible with this concept of valid consent--and concludes that it is.