What Killed Informed Consent?

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2/7/2024Updated: 2/14/2024

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[The following is a chapter of Dr. Julie Ponesse’s book, “Our Last Innocent Moment.”]

“Every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body.” — Justice Benjamin Cardozo, Schloendorff v. Society of New York Hospital (1914)

In the Blink of an Eye

As my fingers type these words in a corner of my local coffee shop, some simple interactions catch my attention.

Julie Ponesse

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Dr. Julie Ponesse is a professor of ethics who has taught at Huron University College in Canada for 20 years. She was placed on leave and banned from accessing her campus due to the vaccine mandate. She presented at The Faith and Democracy Series in 2021 and took a new role with The Democracy Fund, a registered Canadian charity aimed at advancing civil liberties, where she serves as the pandemic ethics scholar. She is the author of “My Choice: The Ethical Case Against Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates.”

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