These were all programmes which expanded, or consolidated, the right of citizens to be informed free of the tyranny of the soundbite.
Competent decisions represent informed, free, self-determined choices and should be respected.
These guidelines, as well as those of the World Bank [ 9], also emphasise autonomy of choice with respect to the ability of HIV-positive people to make informed, free decisions regarding their reproductive capacity, in the absence of discrimination.
But at the MLA this week the prevailing sense is that it is too important an issue not to discuss in the most rational, informed, free-from-fear environment possible.
In a submission to Mr Baker's committee, Fidelity wrote that investors in America can choose between 8,000 mutual funds offered by over 600 companies, and are "fully informed and free".
We have been informed that free elections will lead ineluctably to people choosing to roll back the state, privatise the essentials of life, and leave the rich to work their magic for us all.
Typically, in order to be deemed legally and ethically valid, an individual's consent must be properly informed and free of coercion (Faden & Beauchamp, 1986).
The account presupposes a certain understanding of responsibility and liability: a person is responsible for a state of affairs only by virtue of that person's voluntary, i.e., informed and free, act or omission that has a sufficiently strong connection with that state of affairs, and thereby becomes liable to some proportionately unfavorable response.
The governor of Ferghana is said to have called for hundreds of men and women to undo the back-breaking work of picking cotton — the nation's main export — and glue the fiber back onto plants that would be seen along Mirzayev's expected route, according to a local resident who informed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Uzbek Service.
The right to voluntary choice in reproductive decision-making involves ensuring equality and equity between women and men and the provision of universal and equal access to comprehensive quality sexual and reproductive health services that protect privacy, informed and free consent, and confidentiality.
Some responded that our American duties were nothing more than paying taxes and voting, others suggested serving in the military if drafted, obeying the law, serving on a jury, combating tyranny, defending the Constitution, pursuing personal prosperity, participating in the local community, being informed, protecting free speech, having faith in the founding principles of our nation.
