title: [Prior informed consent is also a requirement of 'no-risk' scientific research].
abstract: The right to decide for oneself about participation in medical research is the foundation of informed consent. If the requirement of informed consent is dropped for research that is considered free of risk to the individual participant, then participation becomes involuntary. The absence of risk is an insufficient argument to ignore an individual's right to free choice.
authors.affiliation: roscamabbing@zonnet.nl
authors.forename: H D C
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Roscam Abbing
mesh_terms: D032984:Ethics, Research; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D009426:Netherlands; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D012307:Risk Factors