- metadata: - source: https://www.pandata.org/informed-consent/ --- # Informed Consent - PANDA --- #### Covid-19 injections are experimental therapies being deployed under emergency use authorisation (EUA). They are not fully approved by any regulatory body and have not undergone the complete review process required for full approval. All individuals have certain inalienable rights: informed consent and bodily autonomy being two of them. _Informed consent_ is the right to grant permission to undergo a medical procedure only after receiving accurate, up-to-date and unbiased information about its risks and benefits. _Bodily autonomy_ is the right to make decisions pertaining to one’s body and health. These rights must be upheld under any circumstances. Several medical and ethical conventions attest to the sanctity of these rights. [![](https://400624.smushcdn.com/2258206/wp-content/uploads/Consent3.jpg?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 "Consent3")](https://www.pandata.org/wp-content/uploads/Consent3.jpg) **Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights** [UNESCO](http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=31058&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html), 2017 ![](https://400624.smushcdn.com/2258206/wp-content/uploads/InformedConsent.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 "InformedConsent") ![](https://400624.smushcdn.com/2258206/wp-content/uploads/InformedConsent2.png?lossy=0&strip=1&webp=1 "InformedConsent2") _Publisher’s note: The opinions and findings expressed in articles, reports and interviews on this website are not necessarily the opinions of PANDA, its directors or associates._