In the United States and United Kingdom, some institutions suggest that assent must be obtained from school age.
Commission members say they will suggest securing the assent of local and state governments before a burial site is chosen.
Most Stoic sources define it as 'assent to the incognitive' (i.e. to an impression that does not firmly grasp its object) (see Sextus Empiricus, 41E) but some suggest that changeable assent to a cognitive impression might still count as opinion.
Most guidelines suggest that children should assent to enroll in a study where appropriate.
This reference to assent suggests that Numenius operates with a notion of reason similar to that of the Stoics and that, like the Stoics, he considers souls of human adults to be nothing but reason.
In our view this modification of personalisation by introducing a suggested requirement of assent starting at a certain age threshold is more adequate.
However, we also propose placing limits on personalisation by introducing a suggested requirement of assent starting at a school-age threshold.
When children are considered for participation in research, British and international guidelines suggest that they should provide assent in addition to their parents' consent.
If they assent, as the polls suggest, the state will be the third, after Oregon and Washington, to legalise assisted suicide.
The UK's Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health guidelines, suggest that investigators should consider seeking assent from school going children [ 2].
