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Fred's avatar

Informed consent is no more:

On 21Dec2023, the Department of Health and Human Services and FDA issued a final ruling to amend a provision of the 21st Century Cures Act to allow:

...an exception from the requirement to obtain informed consent when a clinical investigation poses no more than a minimal risk to the human subject...

This ruling went into effect 22Jan2024.

Note that there's zero definition of "minimal risk!”

I’ll add that the Covid shots are still being called S&E!

Jeff???? 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

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Tom's avatar

Minimal risk with no benefit is still unacceptable. I am the judge of risk and benefit when it concerns my own safety. I am under no obligation to accept the arrogation of this authority by anyone at all.

Furthermore, HHS and FDA are taking a position for which we hanged people at Nuremberg.

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ViaVeritasVita's avatar

Yes, arrogation is well used.

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Kathy Boston's avatar

Can Kennedy change this?

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Francis's avatar

Don't get your hopes up. "Advisers to the president-elect questioned whether Mr Kennedy would make it through a security check for a cabinet position." Unfortunately, we may see a bait & switch here.

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Principled Pragmatist's avatar

I don’t know who said this, but if they try this, we, the people will be hitting the streets!!

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Francis's avatar

"Mr Trump’s camp is now questioning whether Mr Kennedy could get confirmed for a cabinet-level position by the Senate, obtain security clearance"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2024/11/07/trump-campaign-quietly-distances-rfk-jr-vaccines/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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AngelaK's avatar

I saw that, but don't trust that paper, so...

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Jamison's avatar

Agree. Stop listening to propaganda media.

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RunningLogic's avatar

Yes—consider the source!

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Susan W's avatar

I did not think that RFK, Jr was up for a cabinet seat from the beginning? I thought it was something altogether different though I don't recall what it was described as.

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Hilary Butler's avatar

If someone wouldn't pass a security check for a cabinet position, would he not also fail the security check to be president had the country voted him in?

Or is this media states just more woke bovine excrement?

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Alice in Wonderland's avatar

There would have to be, at minimum (since they like that word so much), some reasonable standard SET OUT IN THE ENABLING RULING (sounds doubtful that it's there) in order for such a broad AND vague exception to withstand judicial review. Sorry (Not sorry).

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Leo's avatar

Yikes!

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