A fine would require Mr. Clinton's consent, to avoid constitutional hurdles, and many lawmakers feel that bringing him to the floor for a scolding would demean the Presidency.
Some views of coercion and valid consent would imply that consent to avoid ostracism would be valid (e.g., Nozick 1974); others not (e.g., Cohen 1988).
It cleared the Senate on Friday with no debate and was approved by unanimous consent to avoid a time-consuming roll call vote.
Researchers are obliged to inform people about what they are doing, to secure consent, to avoid harm and, when possible, benefit individuals and communities, and importantly to communicate responsibly their findings to those involved [ 68, 69].
This study used a post-randomization consent design, in which women were allocated to a study arm prior to obtaining informed consent, to avoid raising the expectation of getting help from a peer navigator among women who subsequently might be randomized to the usual care control arm.
Additionally they had to be able to communicate in English and consent to avoiding the use of self prescribed stimulants, such as caffeine and energy drinks, on the day of each test.
The timeline requires the Senate to work by unanimous consent agreements to avoid a shutdown.
May I suggest because they'd prefer we didn't talk about what an extreme menace to society it is... I'm not saying that JP Morgan Chase is a felon, but it was one of four major banks that signed onto a $25 billion consent judgment to avoid prosecution from a long list of federal and state authorities.
We had to be very explicit in the wording of the consent forms to avoid this possible impression.
Some participants commented that the intent of eliminating separate signed consent is to avoid an active discussion about HIV testing with patients, which undermines patients' autonomy.
Consequently, many researchers simply exclude any data sharing statement in their consent forms to avoid frustration and delays in IRB evaluations.
