How informed should be informed consent? Authors Nazli Hossain Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit I Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, Pakistan Abstract Informed consent is an important part of not only surgicalprocedure, but also any physical examination. Health careworkers are expected to observe the boundaries set bythe different medical and ethical bodies in theirrespective fields. The Good Clinical practice is that theSurgeon knows the procedure thoroughly, is able to givecomplete information about it, is able to reach a mutualdecision about the treatment and respect the decisionand trust of the patient. Here we describe a case, wherebreach in observing these practice guidelines resulted inactivation of the legal framework with seriousconsequences for the health care professional. Continue... Downloads Full Text Article Published 2025-10-01 How to Cite Nazli Hossain. (2025). How informed should be informed consent?. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(10), 1659–1660. Retrieved from https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/33044 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 75 No. 10 (2025): OCTOBER Section ETHICS CORNER License Copyright (c) 2025 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.